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Dec. 13, 2017

State Bar to reconsider change in exam pass rate calculation

An agency official said it may be easier to revert to previous method for determining the success rate.

State Bar to reconsider change in exam pass rate calculation
Gayle Murphy, senior director for admissions at the State Bar.

The Committee of Bar Examiners is reconsidering its decision earlier this year to change how it calculates the California bar exam pass rate in a way that slightly increases the figure.

One of the issues that has arisen is state-accredited law schools are required to calculate their pass rates for accreditation purposes using the State Bar committee’s previous approach.

The bar examiners decided in...

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