NextGen UBE: Adoption and Score Transfers (October 2026)

Reviewed October 4, 2026. This guide covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a research aid, not an admission decision. Dated state rules and orders control over general summaries. Some fields remain unpublished, conflicting or corroborated only at summary level; follow the linked sources and confirm the exact route before applying.

The first NextGen administration has happened

The NextGen UBE began in July 2026 and uses a 500–750 score scale. The transition is jurisdiction-specific. The legacy UBE continues during the transition, and a legacy score is not interchangeable with a NextGen score. NCBE NextGen information

Four distinct policy questions

1. When will the jurisdiction first administer NextGen locally?
2. When will it receive transfer applications based on NextGen?
3. Which exam administrations qualify for transfer?
4. What threshold, score-age rule and other conditions apply?

A local adoption announcement does not answer the other three questions. This matters where applications open later, early exam cohorts are excluded, or the passing score is not yet set.

The 52-jurisdiction comparison

Dated distinctions that prevent wrong results

• Oregon: 615 for the July 2026 administration; 620 for later administrations.
• New York: the announced transfer route excludes exams taken before July 2028.
• Ohio: the announced NextGen transfer start is November 2026, separate from July 2028 local administration.
• West Virginia: its judiciary revised the first local administration to July 2028 while confirming 620 for transferred NextGen scores.
• Montana: the July 2, 2026 order confirms a three-year NextGen transfer window; the cutoff still requires confirmation in this review.

These examples are supported by the corresponding state-source links in the table. A TBA or unconfirmed field is not a zero, a rejection, or permission to use the legacy threshold.

What remains unresolved

A threshold, score-age rule, complete transfer policy or testing-jurisdiction facts still need confirmation for Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin. Some rules are genuinely unannounced; others lack retrievable state-specific confirmation or depend on where and when the applicant tested. The calculator does not manufacture a numeric match for them.

Before you apply

Confirm the rule in force for your examination administration and application date, all education and practice requirements, character-and-fitness review, the MPRE, local components and the full amount due. A potential route does not authorize practice. This site does not provide legal advice.

Source-review status is field-specific. Rechecked or revised October 4, 2026 using the directory’s October 3–4 source review. Individual eligibility and unpublished future requirements remain unresolved.