text: The First-Year Law Students' Exam (FYLSX) is typically given in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas in June and October each year. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exam was administered online in June and November. The June 2022 exam is again being administered online.
  The subjects covered in this exam are: Contracts, Criminal Law and Torts. An answer based upon legal theories and principles of general applicability is sufficient; detailed knowledge of California law is not required. The following provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code should be used where pertinent:
  All law students who have successfully completed one year of law study are eligible to apply for the First-Year Law Students' Exam.
  An applicant's raw multiple-choice score will equal the number of items answered correctly. Through a process known as "equating," the multiple-choice raw scores will be converted to a scale with a theoretical maximum of 400 points. Because there are multiple forms of the exam, this process adjusts for the possible differences between forms and administrations of the exam in the average difficulty of the particular version of the exam that the applicant takes.
  An applicant's total score on the exam is the sum of the applicant's scaled scores on the multiple-choice and essay sections. Thus, equivalent weight is given to each of the two sections in arriving at the total scale score. Applicants need a total scaled score of 560 or higher to pass the exam.
  Results from the June administration of the First-Year Law Students' Exam are released in mid-August and from the October administration in mid-December.
  Credit for law study completed after passing the First-Year Law Students' Exam is governed by the Business and Professions Code and Rule 4.31 of the Admissions Rules as follows: