Short answer
California’s First-Year Law Students’ Examination (FYLSX). Students at unaccredited, correspondence or distance-learning law schools and in the Law Office Study Program must pass it after their first year to get credit for further law study.
USA Baby Bar Exam: Quick Facts
- Administered by
- State Bar of California
- Questions
- 100 MCQ (75 scored)
- Time
- 3 hours
- Passing
- 560 / 800
- Fee
- About $925
- Next exam
- October 27, 2026
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