UBE Score Transfer Application – Instructions

Starting the application

1. The online UBE Application (Using a qualifying UBE score transferred by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (ncbex.org)).
NOTE: The jurisdiction in which you took the exam MUST have been a UBE jurisdiction at the time you took the examination.

2. The on-line Character Questionnaire (also referred to as character statement or character and fitness form) must be submitted on-line.

3. Application fee. After you submit the character questionnaire, you will be given the option of paying by credit card. If you do not select to pay by credit card at that time, you cannot go back later and pay via credit card.

Do not send a paper copy of your Character and Fitness Questionnaire.

Until you press "Submit" from the User Home Page, your application will not be submitted to the Board of Bar Examiners. Please confirm that you have submitted your application by checking Application Information on your User Home Page. Application Status should be "Submitted."

After you submit the Character Questionnaire and payment, an Upload button will appear on the lower right hand side of your User Home Page. This button is used to upload documents directly to your User account with the Board of Bar Examiners.

4. A one page Authorization and Release form, which must be signed, notarized and uploaded from your User Home Page.

Your application WILL NOT be acknowledged until the Authorization and Release form is uploaded. It is strongly recommended that you upload as soon as possible.

Payments. Payments can be made via credit card when the character questionnaire is submitted OR with a money order or certified check or cashier’s check. If paying via "paper," you must attach payment to the Non-credit Card Payments form, which is available on the User Home Page. Payments are non-refundable. MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

NOTES

UNACCEPTABLE forms of payment include: American Express, Discover, personal checks and Travelers’ checks. We cannot accept any foreign instruments including bank checks, personal checks, money orders, cash, or other instruments, even if drawn against a US financial institution. If an application is submitted with the incorrect amount or an incorrect method of payment, the application will not be considered submitted until appropriate payment is received.

NOTES

You are required to amend your Certified Statement within 30 days of any change to the information provided. This requirement remains in effect until you are admitted or withdraw, or until you are abandoned. To amend your application, go to your User Home Page and select "Amend Application." Click on Character & Fitness Questionnaire under Forms & Progress, edit as needed, and click on “Submit Addendum” on the User Home Page.