Passing the California First Year Law Students’ Examination

It is imperative that you pass the California Baby Bar as soon as possible and within the allotted three times or you will have to retake your law school classes.

First let’s discuss the grading of the California Baby Bar.

An applicant’s raw multiple-choice score will be the number of items answered correctly. Multiple-choice raw scores will be converted to a 400-point scale.

An applicant’s assigned grade on an essay question can range between 40 and 100. Total raw essay scores can therefore range between 160 and 400 points. Total raw essay scores will be converted to the same 400-point scale of measurement as that used for the multiple-choice portion.

An applicant’s total score on the examination is the sum of that applicant’s converted scores on the multiple-choice and essay sections. This step gives these sections equal weight in determining the total score. Applicants need a total scaled score of 560 or higher to pass the examination.

From the adjusted scale, an applicant needs to pass the California FYLSX by a score of 70%, which is why many students fail the exam.

However, an applicant who is required to pass the First-Year Law Students’ Examination will not receive credit for any law study until the applicant passes the examination.

An applicant who passes the examination within three consecutive administrations of first becoming eligible to take the examination will receive credit for all law study completed to the date of the administration of the examination passed, subject to any restrictions otherwise covered by these rules.

An applicant who does not pass the examination within three consecutive administrations of first becoming eligible to take the examination but who subsequently passes the examination will receive credit for his or her first year of law study only.

Students need to pass the California baby bar as quickly as possible so that you do not have to retake classes. That is why it is important that you get a bar tutor to help you pass the California FYLSE. Bar Professors can help you pass the California Baby Bar. We also can help law students attending Non-ABA approved law schools. We offer year round tutorials in the subjects tested on the California baby bar.


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