Where Can a Legacy UBE Score of 260, 266 or 270 Be Used?
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 Some fields remain unpublished, conflicting or corroborated only at summary level; follow the linked sources and confirm the exact route before applying.
A number alone cannot establish eligibility
A 260, 266 or 270 can be a useful starting point when comparing legacy UBE routes. It does not establish that a score is recent enough, that a particular examination cohort qualifies, or that the applicant meets education, MPRE, character-and-fitness or local requirements. The list below is for legacy scores; NextGen uses the separate 500–750 scale.
Current legacy threshold guide
| Jurisdiction | Reported legacy threshold / cohort | Score age | Official references |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 260 | 36 months Exam date through transfer and character/fitness certification, not merely application. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Alaska | 270 | 60 months Five years preceding application. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Arizona | 273 through 2023-02 270 from 2023-07 | 60 months Five years; apply current Rule34(g) and transfer completion conditions. | Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 |
| Arkansas | 270 | 36 months 36 months preceding filing with the Board. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Colorado | 276 through 2022-07 270 from 2023-02 | 36 months Exam date to filing: within 3 years ordinarily; more than 3 but less than 5 requires qualifying practice. An older-score alternative has additional conditions; it is not automatic. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Connecticut | 266 | 60 months Examination administration date to proper application filing; separate 1 year completion deadline. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| District of Columbia | 266 | 60 months Five years to score-transfer request under Rule46(d)(1). | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Idaho | 266 | 37 months Qualifying examination taken within last 37 months under IBCR217(b). | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| Illinois | 266 | 48 months Score attained on Wednesday of examination week; online application due within 4 years; required paper submission separately governed. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Indiana | 264 | 60 months Five years preceding date of application under Rule17.1. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Iowa | 266 through 2026-02 260 from 2026-07 | 24 months Exam date to application:2 years ordinary;5 years only qualifying experienced-lawyer exception. An older-score alternative has additional conditions; it is not automatic. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Kansas | 266 | 60 months 60 months preceding submitted application. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Kentucky | 266 | 60 months Five-year transfer age; separate score-release-based 12-month fee tier. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Maine | 270 | 36 months Exam administration within 3 years before application received. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Maryland | 266 | 36 months July exams run August 1 through July 31 three years later; February exams run March 1 through the last day of February three years later; Notice of Intent filing controls. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Massachusetts | 270 | 60 months Examination no more than 5 years before petition filing. | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| Michigan | 268 | 36 months Three years preceding the Michigan examination the person otherwise would sit for, not simply three years before application. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Minnesota | 260 | 36 months Complete application and score evidence within 36months of qualifying exam. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Missouri | 260 | 60 months Exam within 5 years before proper application; admission completion within1 year of notice accepting transfer. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Montana | 266 | 36 months | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| Nebraska | 270 | 60 months | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| New Hampshire | 270 | 36 months An older-score alternative has additional conditions; it is not automatic. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| New Jersey | 266 | 36 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| New Mexico | 260 | 60 months | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| New York | 266 | 36 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| North Carolina | 270 | 36 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| North Dakota | 260 | 24 months An older-score alternative has additional conditions; it is not automatic. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Ohio | 270 | 60 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Oklahoma | 260 | 36 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Oregon | 270 | 36 months Ordinary 36 months; alternatively active lawful practice for 2 of 3 years before application, for an exam no earlier than July 2017 | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Pennsylvania | 270 | 30 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Rhode Island | 270 | 24 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| South Carolina | 266 | 36 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Tennessee | 270 | 36 months | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| Texas | 270 | 60 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Utah | 260 | 36 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Vermont | 270 | 60 months | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 266 | 36 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Washington | 260 | 40 months | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| West Virginia | 270 | 36 months | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Wisconsin | 260 | 36 months | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| Wyoming | 270 | 36 months An older-score alternative has additional conditions; it is not automatic. | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
How to use the comparison
Start with jurisdictions whose applicable threshold is at or below your earned score. Then check the exact administration date, the measuring event for score age, the application category and deadlines. A threshold reduced for later examinations may not make an older lower score transferable. An expired-score exception may require qualifying active practice and cannot be presumed from total years licensed.
No ordinary legacy transfer route is shown here for: California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, Virginia. This does not rule out every limited license, examination alternative or court-approved exception.
A low score is not the only route question
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