Nov. 30, 2017
State Bar changes how it calculates bar exam pass rate
The agency made the shift this year amid the focus on the declining success rate.
In the midst of scrutiny and criticism about falling passage rates on the bar exam, the State Bar earlier this year changed how it calculates the success rate in a way that will slightly increase the figure.
The agency’s Committee of Bar Examiners decided that those who start, but do not complete the attorney licensing test, will no longer be included in the pass rate calculation.
The change was a...
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