The MBE counts for one of seven portions of the bar exam in South Carolina with the six essays making up the remainder. An applicant must pass six of the seven portions. 125 is the minimum passing score for the MBE. To pass an essay section, the applicant must achieve a score of seventy. If an applicant receives a scaled score of 110 or less on the Multistate Bar Examination, he or she will fail the South Carolina Bar Exam without any grading of the essay questions.