Assessment Tests

The Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Assessment Tests 2024

Students will be required to take three (3) “Assessment Tests” during their academic career. [1] These tests are referred to as the “Level 1 Assessment Test”, the “Level 2 Assessment Test”, and the “Level 3 Assessment Test”. Students will take the Level 1 Assessment Test, at the end of the final exam period for the semester when the student has completed the following courses: Civil Procedure, Torts, and Contracts. For example, if a student begins law school in the fall semester, taking Civil Procedure, and then takes Torts and Contracts in the spring semester, the student will take the Level 1 Assessment Test at the end of the exam period for the spring semester, after having just completed the Contracts and Torts final exams. If, however, the student begins in the spring semester and takes Contracts and Torts that semester, the student will take the Level 1 Assessment test at the end of the fall semester, after having just completed the Civil Procedure final exam. The subjects tested on the Level 1 Assessment Test are Civil Procedure, Torts, and Contracts.

The Level 2 Assessment Test, will be administered at the end of the final exam period for the semester when the student has completed all of the following courses: Criminal Law (not Criminal Procedure), Constitutional Law, and Evidence. For example, if a student takes all three courses in the fall semester, the student will take the Level 2 Assessment Test at the end of the exam period for that fall semester, after having just completed the Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Evidence final exams. If, however, the student does not take all three courses during the same semester, which is often the case, the student will take the Level 2 Assessment Test at the end of the exam period of the semester in which the student takes the one or two courses that completes the triad. The subjects tested on the Level 2 Assessment Test are Criminal Law (not Criminal Procedure), Evidence, and Constitutional Law.

The Level 1 Assessment Test and the Level 2 Assessment Test will each consist of sixty (60) multiple choice questions similar to those given on the real bar exam. The first two (2) levels of the Assessment Test will be offered at the end of the final exam period every semester with a re-take option 2-4 weeks following each administration of the exams.

A passing score on each of the first two (2) levels of the Assessment Test is currently 55% correct. Any student receiving 54% or less will have to retake the applicable test until the student receives a 55% or more. Students will be ineligible to take the 6-credit Comparison of MA & Nat’l Law class (“the Comparison Course”) until they have achieved a passing score on both the Level 1 Assessment Test and the Level 2 Assessment Test.

Both the Level 1 and Level 2 Assessment Tests are required to be taken as close as possible to the completion of the three courses tested in each exam. A student who fails to take the applicable Assessment Test when s/he first becomes eligible, and misses both of the retake opportunities following it, will be deemed an Administrative Suspension, and therefore ineligible to continue with law school studies.

The Level 3 Assessment Test will be administered three (3) times per year. The Level 3 Assessment Test will consist of one hundred (100) multiple choice questions and will cover the following subjects: Civil Procedure, Contracts (including Art. 2), Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts.  55% is considered a passing score on the Level 3 Assessment Test. The Level 3 Assessment Test is designed to provide the student with critical feedback on their knowledge of bar tested subjects. Though a passing score is not required to advance in one’s studies, students should understand that scoring less than 55% indicates that a review of these subjects necessary to successfully complete the Comparison Course.

Students who fail to pass any of the Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 Assessment Tests are required to initiate contact with, schedule an appointment with, and meet with their advisor within one week (7 days) of the test just failed (your score is provided instantly upon completion of the test). With their advisor’s input, students who do not pass will create a written plan outlining how they plan to achieve success on the next retake. Such students will continue to meet with their advisors on at least a weekly basis to discuss the plan and the student’s progress until the student obtains at least a score of 55% on the applicable
test.   

Any student who is struggling to pass any or all of the Assessment tests may retake courses, at no cost, to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the law.

[1] These Assessment Tests are not to be confused with the “Comparison Assessment Tests”
given at the beginning of each Comparison section in a student’s last semester.