Thread: How long is MPRE effective?

I took the MPRE in 2006. How long is it effective? 3 yr? I did not pass the bar and plan to take the bar in next Feb, so I want to find out if I need to take MPRE again.

I took MPRE in August 2004 and Cal bar in Feb 2007 -- it was accepted

Can't tell for how long but I took MPRE in August 2004 and Cal bar in Feb 2007 -- it was accepted. I had the same concerns though and wrote the bar examiners a letter asking that very question -- this way I had a peace of mind and something from them in writing.

Source: "greatmorton"

Sounds like In CA MPRE is alwasy effective if 79 or higher

I got this from the calbar.ca.gov site about MPRE, doesn't say when it expires, just say you have to receive the MPRE score of 79 or higher at least 3 months prior to the CA Bar result is released.


MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION
In addition to passing the California Bar Examination, applicants for admission to practice
law in California must take and pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination
(MPRE) in accordance with Rule VIII of the Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law
in California. The MPRE is assembled and administered by ACT, Inc., on behalf of the
National Conference of Bar Examiners. The examination is a sixty question, two-hour,
multiple-choice examination administered three times each year at established test centers
across the country. For more information, applicants should go to the National Conference
of Bar Examiners’ Web site at http://www.ncbex.org/tests.htm. Applicants can register to
take the test by going to www.act.org/mpre. Applications are not available through the
Office of Admissions, but MPRE information packets generally are available at law schools.
Applicants may take the examination anytime after completing their first year of study and
after registering with the Committee of Bar Examiners (Committee), which must be done
online through the Internet by accessing the Admissions portion of the State Bar of
California’s Web site at www.calbar.ca.gov/admissions. The required minimum score on
the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination in California is an unrounded, scaled
score of 79.00. All questions concerning the administration and/or grading of this
examination should be directed to the offices of the National Conference of Bar Examiners
in accordance with the information that is published on its Web site.
It is necessary for an applicant to request that the National Conference of Bar Examiners
report his/her score to California. Simply being a California applicant or resident will not
cause this to occur. To ensure the accurate reporting of scores, an applicant's California
registration number (social security number) is required on the score report form.
To avoid delays in an applicant’s admission to practice law if he/she is successful on the
California Bar Examination, he/she should ensure that: 1) he/she has registered with the
Committee before taking the MPRE; 2) that the registration number is included on the
MPRE application form; 3) that he/she has requested that the score be transferred to
California; and, 4) that the examination is taken and a scaled score of at least 79 is
received at least three months prior to the release of results from the California Bar
Examination. For applications and other information, applicants should contact:
National Conference of Bar Examiners
MPRE Application Department
301 ACT Drive
PO Box 4001
Iowa City, IA 52243-4001
Phone: 319-341-2500

Source: http://calbar.ca.gov/calbar/pdfs/adm...s/62sf0301.pdf