MPRE
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination

Test Description: The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a sixty question, two-hour and five minute, multiple-choice examination administered three times each year. A sample test is available.

Eligibility: The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is required for admission to the bars of all but three US jurisdictions. Passing scores, which are established by each jurisdiction, currently vary between 75 and 85. Applicants are advised to contact the jurisdictions directly for the most current information regarding passing scores, rules, and policies. Web sites for many of the jurisdictions can be accessed via the NCBE website using the following address: http://www.ncbex.org/bar-admissions/offices/.

Registration: To access the online MPRE registration website, please visit http://www.act.org/mpre/. Online registration must be received before 12:00 midnight Central Time on the published deadline date.

Test fees: For applications received on or before the regular receipt deadline, the fee for the MPRE is $60. For those who apply after the regular receipt deadline but before the late application receipt deadline, the fee is $120. Please note that the registration fee is non-refundable. For more information please see MPRE fees.

ID Requirement: For examinees testing within their country of citizenship (American students) any government-issued identification such as passport, drivers license, state ID, and military ID are all acceptable. If you are not testing in your own country of citizenship, you MUST bring your passport in order to be tested.