Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Ohio Bar Examination Costs

See note below re. Costs for Veterans

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DESCRIPTION COST LATE FEES or COMMENTS
Bar Exam Expenses
Application fees
  • Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission
$75.00 $275.00 if not filed by November 15 of 2nd year of law school
  • National Council of Bar Examiners
$150.00 $225.00
  • MPRE
$60.00 $120.00
  • Bar Examination Fee
$330.00
  • Multistate Performance Test Fee
$22.00
  • Laptop Fee
$110.00
  • Fingerprinting/notary (many banks will notarize documents for their customers)
$7.00+
  • Postage
$20.00+
Review Courses
  • BARBRI Regular Course
$3,075.00 Includes $2625 base fee, book deposit, and "BarBri Mobile" program (replaced DVD/ipod program) fee. Does not include $275 refundable leases fee if you don't have an iTouch or iPhone.
  • SUPREME Bar Review
$3,120.00 Includes $2595 base fee, book and DVD deposits, and packing fee
  • Kaplan PMBR Multistate Workshop (Combined 6 day and 3 day course)
$1,399.00   $899.00 for the 6 day course and $499 for the 3 day course.
  • Micromash Course (State Essay, MBE, MPT, & MPRE)
$1,490.00 $1,690.00 For the Excel program that includes an additional 60 minute lecture on essay writing and MBE strategies
Travel costs
  • Travel from Cleveland by Car & parking in Columbus
$106.00
  • Hotel (Average cost for 3 nights)
$358.00
  • Food (Approximately 9 meals)
$135.00
TOTAL COST $4,466.00 Includes rate of $3,120 for bar review cost
This does not include the costs associated with not working while preparing for the BAR
exam, which may include two months of lost wages

 

Veterans:

Eligible veterans may receive reimbursement for the fee charged by the Ohio Supreme Court to take the bar examination under a licensing and certification benefit which took effect March 1, 2001.  For information about reimbursement benefits and to find out if you are eligible, visit the GI Bill web site and click on Education Benefit Programs. Only the cost of the test is reimbursable: other fees associated with bar examination preparation, including those for materials and bar review courses, are not included in the benefit.

 

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