Per-state guide
Georgia Bar Exam Prep
Georgia bar exam (non-UBE): fees, deadlines, tested subjects, and recommended prep for the July 2026 and February 2027 administrations.
Step 1: Fitness Application
Georgia requires two applications with separate deadlines and fees. You first file an Application for Certification of Fitness, then the Bar Exam Application. For the February 2027 exam, the Fitness filing periods have closed (the final period ended October 7, 2026). For the July 2027 exam, the regular Fitness period runs October 21 to December 2, 2026, and the final period runs December 2, 2026 to March 3, 2027 with a $500 late fee. Fitness Application fee: $450 if filed before your law degree is awarded, $750 after, or $1,200 for the One-Day Attorneys' Exam. Confirm current dates and fees with the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions.
Step 2: Bar Exam Application
As of November 2, 2026. Confirm current dates and fees with the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions before filing.
February 2027 administration
Checked against board page| Exam type | non-UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2027-01-01 |
| Final deadline | 2027-01-15 |
| Late deadlines | 2027-01-15 |
| Standard fee | $400 (law student) or $550 (graduate) + $107 NCBE fee |
| Attorney fee | $550 + $35 NCBE fee (One-Day Attorneys' Exam) |
| Repeater fee | $400 (law student) or $550 (graduate) + $107 NCBE fee |
| Late fee | $500 for filing in the final period |
| Laptop fee | $105 |
July 2027 administration
Checked against board page| Exam type | non-UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2027-06-01 |
| Final deadline | 2027-06-15 |
| Late deadlines | 2027-06-15 |
| Standard fee | $400 (law student) or $550 (graduate) + $107 NCBE fee |
| Attorney fee | $550 + $35 NCBE fee (One-Day Attorneys' Exam) |
| Repeater fee | $400 (law student) or $550 (graduate) + $107 NCBE fee |
| Late fee | $500 for filing in the final period |
| Laptop fee | $105 |
Dates are from the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions Deadlines and Fees page.
Turn Georgia dates into a daily practice plan
Use the guide to plan your filing and subject coverage, then create a free account for short MBE-style reps, saved progress, and weak-area routing tied to your jurisdiction.
Tested subjects
Georgia essays, MPT, and MBE.
Georgia is NCBE-heavy on the MBE and MPT, but the Georgia essay list has its own local procedure, ethics, remedies, and business-law coverage.
National / MBE overlap
Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Contracts / Sales
Criminal Law & Procedure
Evidence
Real Property
Torts
Business Organizations
State-specific or local focus
Georgia Practice and Procedure
Federal Practice and Procedure
Family Law
Professional Ethics
Trusts / Wills / Estates
Non-Monetary Remedies
UCC Articles 2 and 3
Cycle-specific cautions
Family Law / Domestic Relations
Trusts / Estates
Secured Transactions / UCC 9
Board note: Georgia currently lists UCC Articles 2 and 3 for essays and says Secured Transactions, UCC Article 9, is no longer a Georgia essay subject.
Practice the subjects Georgia is likely to test
Use the guide to plan your filing and subject coverage, then create a free account for short MBE-style reps, saved progress, and weak-area routing tied to your jurisdiction.
National resources to pair with Georgia
Official sources
- Georgia Office of Bar Admissions, Deadlines and Fees
- NCBE GA non-UBE fees and deadlines chart
- NCBE jurisdiction indexOfficial NCBE entrypoint for jurisdiction-specific admission information.
- Georgia Office of Bar Admissions FAQOfficial Georgia FAQ listing current Georgia essay subjects and noting that UCC Article 9 is no longer tested on Georgia essay questions.
- NCBE help: legacy and NextGen content differencesOfficial NCBE help article noting July 2026 MEE removals and the MPT treatment of family law and trusts and estates.