Frequently asked questions.

The NextGen UBE is NCBE’s redesigned bar exam, first administered July 28–29, 2026. It runs 9 hours over 1.5 days — three 3-hour sessions, each with roughly 40 multiple-choice questions, 2 integrated question sets, and 1 performance task — taken on your own laptop at in-person proctored test sites.

Eight Foundational Concepts & Principles: Business Associations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law & Constitutional Protections of Accused Persons, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Through February 2028, Family Law and Trusts & Estates also appear — but only in skills questions where the exam provides the legal resources, so there is nothing extra to memorize. Family Law appears on every exam in a performance task until it becomes a fully tested subject in July 2028.

The exam reports a single scaled score from 500 to 750, portable across NextGen jurisdictions. NCBE recommends setting passing between 610 and 620, and each jurisdiction sets its own — Oregon, for example, set 615 for July 2026. Our internal analytics target a sustained 70%+ practice accuracy so you have headroom on the day.

Retake limits are set by each jurisdiction, not by NCBE — many allow unlimited attempts while others cap them. Check the rules published by your state’s board of bar examiners.

The next administration is February 23–24, 2027, followed by July 27–28, 2027 — the exam runs every February and July. The first administration was July 28–29, 2026. Registration windows and deadlines are set per jurisdiction, so confirm with your board of bar examiners or at ncbex.org.

Ten jurisdictions gave the first NextGen exam in July 2026; the rest switch in waves through July 2028, and the legacy UBE runs alongside until February 2028. Our jurisdictions page lists every state’s first NextGen date, announced passing score, and transition rules — see nextgenbargo.com/jurisdictions.

BARGO is an independent online prep platform for the NextGen bar exam (NextGen UBE). It has 2,900+ exam-format practice questions, 30 integrated question sets and 15 performance tasks — all three NextGen item types — plus 4,300+ flashcards and study notes across 11 subjects and 97 topics, mapped to NCBE’s Content Scope Outline. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription — $29 for a 1-month pass or $99 for lifetime access, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. BARGO is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCBE.

The full practice-question bank with explanations, spaced-repetition flashcards with custom mixed-topic decks, unlimited timed practice exams, study notes for every topic, weak-area analytics, bookmarking, and study-streak tracking.

No — they cover the same material, so neither requires the other. The ten study guides carry the same chapters and the same practice questions as the platform, delivered as PDF and EPUB files you download and keep, to print and work on paper or read on a Kindle. The platform is that content as a study system: it marks your answers as you go, schedules the flashcards with spaced repetition, runs timed practice exams, tracks your weak areas, and gives the integrated question sets and performance tasks a clock and a self-grading rubric. They are separate purchases, so buying one does not unlock the other — the volumes are at nextgenbargo.com/books.

Yes. Every subject and topic is mapped to NCBE’s published Content Scope Outline. We update the question bank whenever the scope changes.

The website itself needs a connection, but there is a separate BARGO iOS app built for offline study on iPhone and iPad. It is an independent product with its own Apple App Store subscription — a website purchase does not unlock the app, and progress is not shared between them.

Yes. Fully responsive — commute flashcards on mobile, desktop for deep study, progress syncs between the two.

New questions ship in batches as they clear review — the live counts on every subject page come straight from the content manifest, so what you see is what exists. Subjects still being authored say so and offer a notify-me list instead of a fake date.

Yes. Free accounts get the readiness quiz (10 questions) plus sample content from every subject. Platform plans carry a 14-day money-back guarantee.

No. It is a one-time payment — no auto-renewals, no recurring charges. Lifetime never expires; the 1-month pass simply ends after 30 days.

14-day money-back on platform plans, no questions. Email team@nextgenbargo.com within 14 days and we refund the original payment method in full. See our refund page for the step-by-step.

Never. One payment gives you lifetime access to everything — every subject, practice exam, and flashcard, plus whatever we add later.

We do discount firms and study groups of 5+. Email team@nextgenbargo.com with your group size and we send a quote within one business day.

No. The website (a one-time lifetime or 1-month purchase) and the iOS app (a separate Apple App Store subscription) are independent products with separate billing and access — buying one does not unlock the other, and progress is not shared. If you bought lifetime here, use it by logging in at nextgenbargo.com in any browser, including on your phone. The app is subscribed to, and restored, inside the app itself.

Yes. Authentication is handled by Supabase (SOC 2 Type 2), passwords never touch our servers, every user-scoped table is protected by row-level security. Payment details are held by Dodo Payments — we only see the confirmation.

Export your full answer history, flashcard review state, and progress dashboard as JSON from /profile. GDPR subject-access requests are handled via team@nextgenbargo.com.

From /profile, click "Delete account". Profile and progress are removed within 30 days.

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