In Iowa, graduation from ABA-accredited law school is required to sit for the bar exam.

The MEE portion of the examination consists of questions selected by the board from the following subjects:

• Criminal law and procedure
• Evidence (based on the Federal Rules of Evidence)
• Family law
• Business associations
• Agency and partnership
• Corporations and LLCs
• Conflict of laws
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Negotiable instruments (Commercial Paper) (Art. 3)
• Secured transactions (Art. 9)
• Constitutional law (Federal)
• Contracts (including Uniform Commercial Code (Sales) (Art. 2))
• Federal civil procedure
• Real property
• Torts
• Trusts and Estates
• Decedents’ estates
• Trusts and future interests

Multi State Performance Test (MPT) consists of two ninety-minute sessions, and one performance test question per session.  Multi State Bar Examination (MBE) consists of two three-hour sessions and 100 multiple choice questions per session.  Bar application fee is $325.00.