Students often want to know which law school classes would be of benefit to them to be prepared for the bar exam. While the required courses cover almost all bar topics, this listing provides additional information.
Browse topics and courses (PDF)
The bar examination may be one of the most intellectually challenging experiences for any law school graduate. The stakes are high—and so is the stress. To help our students prepare for the test, we offer bar preparation courses to assist our students in passing the exam. The UMKC Bar Prep Program is unique and focuses preparation by concentrating on strategies and tactics to pass the bar exam.
Our bar prep classes meet once or twice a week in the afternoons for our summer bar prep course and in the evenings for our winter bar prep course. All classes are videotaped and posted online. Our key emphasis is not the classes themselves, but completing practice essays every week. We will also cooperate with UMKC J.D. and LL.M. students who are not in Kansas City during the summer.
Bar prep class schedules Bar Prep Options (video)
| February 2023 | July 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| UMKC Law Graduate First-time participant |
$600 paid or arrangements made by Dec 2 $650 paid or arrangements made after Dec 2 |
$600 paid or arrangements made by Feb 28 $650 paid or arrangements made after Feb 28 |
| Prior participant entire bar |
$100 | $100 |
| Prior participant second state |
$100 | $100 |
| February 2023 | July 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-UMKC Law Graduate | $800 (Limited slots available); $250 due Nov 1, balance due Dec 2 |
$800 $250 due April 1, balance due May 12 |
| Prior participant entire bar or in second state |
$250 (director’s permission required) | $250 (director’s permission required) |
Two ways to pay
Send in registration form (PDF) Pay online
Payment plans and tuition waivers available only to UMKC Law graduates
