No. Each start has their own requirements for admission into their bar and the vast majority require a Juris Doctorate degree. Before you can apply to take the California Bar Exam, you must first register as a law student with the State Bar's Office of Admissions.Law students must register within 90 days of starting law school if they intend to take the California Bar Exam upon graduation. Many aspiring lawyers wonder if they can take the California Bar Exam without actually going to law school. The short answer is yes, they can. You'll need to be licensed to practice law in that state. These states include Washington, Virginia, California, and Vermont. California. In California, students can take the bar exam if they meet state requirements. California-accredited law school or complete 4 years of law study at a law school registered in California and pass the First-Year Law Students'. Exam. Three states only permit in-state non-ABA accredited law school graduates to sit for their bar examination.