Puerto Rico Bar Exam: NextGen Status & What You'll Take Instead
- Exam today
- Administers its own bar exam today
- First NextGen administration
- Not announced
- NextGen passing score
- TBA
- NCBE recommends 610–620
- MPRE
- Not required
Puerto Rico specifics: Spanish-language reválida; no MBE/UBE; MPRE not required.
Puerto Rico runs its own bar exam and is not currently on the NextGen adoption list. The details below explain what you would take instead.
Adoption status sourced from NCBE’s decisions-by-jurisdiction page, NCBE’s Puerto Rico listing and its 2026 Comprehensive Guide (Charts 7 and 17), checked on September 20, 2026. Registration windows, fees, and character & fitness requirements are set by the Board of Bar Examiners Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court — always confirm deadlines with them directly.
Puerto Rico deadlines, fees and requirements
Taken from NCBE’s Puerto Rico listing and its 2026 Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements, checked on September 20, 2026. Boards change these without notice, so treat the board’s own site as the final word.
Application deadlines
NCBE does not list filing deadlines for Puerto Rico; the Board of Bar Examiners Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court publishes them on its own site.
Puerto Rico's Reválida General is administered twice a year, in March and September, over two days: 184 multiple-choice items on day one and eight essay questions on day two, in Spanish. Applications are filed electronically through the Solicitud Electrónica de Admisión (SEA) on the dates set by edict, with the fee paid in internal revenue stamps. Source (checked September 9, 2026)
Fees
NCBE’s UBE fee chart does not cover Puerto Rico; the Board of Bar Examiners Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court publishes its fee schedule. NCBE separately charges a $149 technology fee for the NextGen UBE.
Score portability
- Transferred NextGen UBE scores: No.
- Transferred legacy UBE scores: No.
State requirement, MPRE and the board
Jurisdiction-specific requirement for NextGen admission: not listed by NCBE.
MPRE: not required.
Board of Bar Examiners Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court. P.O. Box 9022392 San Juan, PR 00902-2392 Phone: (787) 289-0170 Fax: (787) 289-0169
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Puerto Rico FAQs
Quick answers
When does Puerto Rico first offer the NextGen bar exam?
Puerto Rico has not announced a NextGen adoption date. Spanish-language reválida; no MBE/UBE; MPRE not required
What is the NextGen bar exam passing score in Puerto Rico?
Not announced yet. NCBE recommends jurisdictions set passing between 610 and 620 on the 500–750 scale, so treat 615 as a planning midpoint until Puerto Rico publishes its score.
Do I need the MPRE for admission in Puerto Rico?
No — Puerto Rico does not require the MPRE. Context: Spanish-language reválida; no MBE/UBE; MPRE not required.
Will Puerto Rico adopt the NextGen bar exam?
Spanish-language reválida; no MBE/UBE; MPRE not required.
Does Puerto Rico accept transferred NextGen UBE scores?
No. Puerto Rico does not currently accept transferred NextGen UBE scores.
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