Certification by the Registrar involves confirming that you have been awarded the J.D. degree. Graduating students are certified after all grades are received for their final semester, i.e., in January for the February Bar and in June for the July Bar. This request must be made well in advance of the exam. Contact the Bar for deadlines and requirements. California requires passage of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam.
Students are eligible to take the exam during their second or third year.
Click here for their web site and click on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam on the left hand side of the web page. Most states have a deadline in which the Office of the Registrar must submit this form. Therefore, please submit it to the Office of the Registrar as soon as possible so we have enough time to process the form. The California Bar has a useful page which contains links to other bar associations. Click here to find the state bar of your choice.