Register by 11:59 on on Monday, September 14th for the October 23 or 28, 2020 MPRE
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:42 pm
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 14, 2020
The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a two-hour, multiple-choice examination conducted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) that measures a future lawyer’s knowledge of established standards for the professional conduct of lawyers.
The MPRE will be administered three times per year at established Pearson Vue test centers across the country. You must complete the NCBE portion of the registration process, schedule your test appointment with Pearson VUE, and pay the test fee by 11:59 p.m. central time on the registration deadline. Absolutely no new registrations will be accepted after the deadline.
For 2020, the last MPRE will be offered on Friday, October 23 or Wednesday, October 28, 2020:
The registration fee is $135.
Steps to register:
1. Create an NCBE account: https://accounts.ncbex.org/php/ncbe_nu ... ateAccount
2. Log into your NCBE Account, selection MPRE registration, and follow the instructions.
3. Receive an Authorization to Test email from Pearson Vue. (make sure emails from PeasronVUEconfirmation@pearson.com does not go into SPAM or Junk Mail). Contact the NCBE MPRE Registration if you do not receive an Authorization to Test e-mail within 24 hours after requesting your authorization to test at https://www.ncbex.org/contact/
4. Selection an appointment to test with Pearson VUE and pay the test fee to them.
5. Receive a Confirmation of Person VUE Exam Appointment email and a Confirmation of Payment e-mail from Pearson VUE.
You must schedule the appointment and pay the fee by the registration deadline or you will not be able to take the MPRE during that test administration.
From the MPRE Registration site:
NCBE will securely transmit your MPRE registration information to Pearson VUE, and Pearson VUE will securely transmit your MPRE answers to NCBE for scoring.
The MPRE is administered in Pearson VUE testing centers across the country. Testing center choices cannot be guaranteed, and travel may be required. It is to your advantage to schedule your appointment to test and pay the test fee as soon as possible to maximize the locations and times available to you.
For inquiries regarding Pearson VUE testing centers (including appointment scheduling, testing center locations, and what to expect at the testing center), contact Pearson VUE by telephone at 888-205-1855 or online at https://home.pearsonvue.com/Contact-Us.aspx.
Pearson VUE handles all MPRE testing center assignments. Once you receive your Authorization to Test email from Pearson VUE and create a Pearson VUE account, you will be able to search for available testing centers as part of the scheduling process. Note that the MPRE is not administered at every Pearson VUE testing center.
Within 48 hours after scheduling your appointment and submitting your payment, you will receive a Confirmation of Pearson VUE Exam Appointment email from Pearson VUE PearsonVUEconfirmation@pearson.com. (Do not send correspondence to this email address, as it is not monitored). The email will include your appointment time, date, and testing center.
Contact Pearson VUE at 888-205-1855 if you do not receive a confirmation email within 48 hours of payment. (Do not contact NCBE about your confirmation email.)
Pearson Test Center COVID-19 information and announcements are at: https://home.pearsonvue.com/coronavirus-update/
Many students opt to take the MPRE in November or March of their third year of law school. Dates for the MPRE in 2021 have not been announced yet. Registration for 2021 dates will open in December 2020. Law students should plan to devote approximately 25 hours to preparing for the MPRE.
Accommodations. If a law student needs to request a testing accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please carefully review MPRE Test Accommodations for the relevant requirements and procedures. You must apply for MPRE test accommodations prior to registering for the MPRE.
New York State Jurisdiction. In New York, law students can take the MPRE either before or after the bar exam, however, they must pass the MPRE within three years before or after passing the New York bar exam. New York requires a score of 85 on the MPRE. Scores are scaled and range from 50 to 150, with an average of approximately 100. A raw score of approximately 32 correct out of 50 converts to a scaled score of 85.
From the New York State Bar Examiner's Bar Exam Handbook, p. 11 (emphasis added):
The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a two-hour, multiple-choice examination conducted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) that measures a future lawyer’s knowledge of established standards for the professional conduct of lawyers.
The MPRE will be administered three times per year at established Pearson Vue test centers across the country. You must complete the NCBE portion of the registration process, schedule your test appointment with Pearson VUE, and pay the test fee by 11:59 p.m. central time on the registration deadline. Absolutely no new registrations will be accepted after the deadline.
For 2020, the last MPRE will be offered on Friday, October 23 or Wednesday, October 28, 2020:
The registration fee is $135.
Steps to register:
1. Create an NCBE account: https://accounts.ncbex.org/php/ncbe_nu ... ateAccount
2. Log into your NCBE Account, selection MPRE registration, and follow the instructions.
3. Receive an Authorization to Test email from Pearson Vue. (make sure emails from PeasronVUEconfirmation@pearson.com does not go into SPAM or Junk Mail). Contact the NCBE MPRE Registration if you do not receive an Authorization to Test e-mail within 24 hours after requesting your authorization to test at https://www.ncbex.org/contact/
4. Selection an appointment to test with Pearson VUE and pay the test fee to them.
5. Receive a Confirmation of Person VUE Exam Appointment email and a Confirmation of Payment e-mail from Pearson VUE.
You must schedule the appointment and pay the fee by the registration deadline or you will not be able to take the MPRE during that test administration.
From the MPRE Registration site:
NCBE will securely transmit your MPRE registration information to Pearson VUE, and Pearson VUE will securely transmit your MPRE answers to NCBE for scoring.
The MPRE is administered in Pearson VUE testing centers across the country. Testing center choices cannot be guaranteed, and travel may be required. It is to your advantage to schedule your appointment to test and pay the test fee as soon as possible to maximize the locations and times available to you.
For inquiries regarding Pearson VUE testing centers (including appointment scheduling, testing center locations, and what to expect at the testing center), contact Pearson VUE by telephone at 888-205-1855 or online at https://home.pearsonvue.com/Contact-Us.aspx.
Pearson VUE handles all MPRE testing center assignments. Once you receive your Authorization to Test email from Pearson VUE and create a Pearson VUE account, you will be able to search for available testing centers as part of the scheduling process. Note that the MPRE is not administered at every Pearson VUE testing center.
Within 48 hours after scheduling your appointment and submitting your payment, you will receive a Confirmation of Pearson VUE Exam Appointment email from Pearson VUE PearsonVUEconfirmation@pearson.com. (Do not send correspondence to this email address, as it is not monitored). The email will include your appointment time, date, and testing center.
Contact Pearson VUE at 888-205-1855 if you do not receive a confirmation email within 48 hours of payment. (Do not contact NCBE about your confirmation email.)
Pearson Test Center COVID-19 information and announcements are at: https://home.pearsonvue.com/coronavirus-update/
Many students opt to take the MPRE in November or March of their third year of law school. Dates for the MPRE in 2021 have not been announced yet. Registration for 2021 dates will open in December 2020. Law students should plan to devote approximately 25 hours to preparing for the MPRE.
Accommodations. If a law student needs to request a testing accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please carefully review MPRE Test Accommodations for the relevant requirements and procedures. You must apply for MPRE test accommodations prior to registering for the MPRE.
New York State Jurisdiction. In New York, law students can take the MPRE either before or after the bar exam, however, they must pass the MPRE within three years before or after passing the New York bar exam. New York requires a score of 85 on the MPRE. Scores are scaled and range from 50 to 150, with an average of approximately 100. A raw score of approximately 32 correct out of 50 converts to a scaled score of 85.
From the New York State Bar Examiner's Bar Exam Handbook, p. 11 (emphasis added):
- The MPRE can be taken before or after the bar examination, however, a passing MPRE score is valid four only four years. Thus, if it has been more than three years since an applicant took and passed the MPRE, the applicant will be required to re-sit and pass the MPRE before the applicant may be certified to the Appellate Division as having passed the bar examination.