Ind. Admission & Discipline Rule 13

Examination

Effective August 1, 2026

Section 1. Educational Qualifications

Each applicant for admission to the Indiana bar by written examination must establish to the

satisfaction of the Board of Law Examiners that the applicant:

(a) Has obtained a JD degree (or its equivalent) from a law school located in the United

States that at the time of the applicant’s graduation was on the approved list of the Coun-

cil of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar of the American Bar Association, unless

the requirement is waived under Rule 13.1. (The Indiana Supreme Court reserves the right

to disapprove any school regardless of ABA approval.);

(b) Has satisfactorily completed the law course required for graduation and furnishes to

the Board a certificate from the dean of the law school (or the dean’s designee) that the

applicant will receive a JD degree (or its equivalent) as a matter of course at a future date,

under Rule 15; and

(c) Has completed two cumulative semester hours of legal ethics or professional respons-

ibility in law school.

Section 2. Early Examination Rule

An applicant who has fewer than five hours to complete and is within 100 days of graduating

from an ABA-approved law school may take the examination if the applicant has satisfactorily

passed work in the subject matter as set forth in Section 1 and has otherwise completed all

requirements for admission to the Indiana bar, but may not be admitted to the Indiana bar

until the applicant has met all other requirements for admission and has graduated from an

ABA-approved law school.

Section 3. Certification of Educational Qualifications

The law school dean (or the dean’s designee) shall certify an applicant’s completion of the subject-matter requirements under this rule and must file such certification with the Board at

least twenty days before the examination.