Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in the State of Oklahoma
Chapter 1, App. 5
Rule 5. Examination.

All applicants for admission by examination who shall have attained a grade of at least 75% in the subject of Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct and who shall attain an average grade of at least 75% on the examination given by the Board of Bar Examiners covering combinations of the subjects hereinafter specified, and who are otherwise qualified under these Rules, shall be recommended by the Board of Bar Examiners for admission to the practice of law in this state.

Any applicant who is otherwise qualified to be recommended for admission to the Bar except by reason of failure to pass satisfactorily the section of the Oklahoma Bar Examination in Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct shall be eligible for re-examination on the subject Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct. Such re-examination shall be conducted by the Board at a time and place to be fixed by the Board and may be written or oral or both. If, upon such reexamination, the applicant receives a satisfactory grade in the subject Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct and is found by the Board to have continued otherwise qualified to be recommended for admission to the Bar, such applicant shall thereupon be so recommended. Any applicant who fails to receive a satisfactory grade upon such reexamination shall be required to reapply for permission to take a further examination in Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, which may be given at the discretion of the Board.

The following examination shall cover combinations of the following subjects:

1. Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct

2. Commercial Law, which may include:
(a) Contracts
(b) Uniform Commercial Code
(c) Consumer Law
(d) Creditor's rights, including bankruptcy

3. Property

4. Procedural Law, which may include:
(a) Pleadings
(b) Practice
(c) Evidence
(d) Remedies (damages, restitution and equity)

5. Criminal Law

6. Business Associations, which may include:
(a) Agency
(b) Partnerships (including joint ventures)
(c) Corporations
(d) Limited Liability Companies

7. Constitutional and Administrative Law

8. Torts

9. Intestate Succession, wills, trusts, estate planning, including federal estate and gift taxation

10. Conflicts of law

11. Family law

There shall be held two bar examinations each year, at dates, times, places and duration to be prescribed by the Board of Bar Examiners.

Historical Data

Adopted March 26, 1990, effective May 26, 1990; Amended by order of the Supreme Court, 2006 OK 70; effective November 1, 2006 (superseded document available ).