West Virginia Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE)
The Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”) is an ethics exam administered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (“NCBE”) and not by the state of West Virginia. The MPRE is administered separately from the West Virginia bar exam and is generally tested three times each year in March, August, and November.
Please visit the Ethics Exam/MPRE page for general information about the MPRE and the MPRE application process.
MPRE for West Virginia
West Virginia requires an MPRE scaled score of 80 or greater prior to admission. The MPRE score must be achieved within 25 months of successful completion of the general bar exam. (Rules of Admission to Practice of Law in West Virginia, Rule 3.2(d)).
Attorneys seeking West Virginia Admission on Motion must pass the MPRE with a scaled score of 75 or greater and may transfer a score achieved in another jurisdiction on a previous MPRE exam administered within 25 months of the application for admission. (Rule 4.4).
West Virginia MPRE Scoring Reciprocity/Transfer
West Virginia accepts MPRE scaled scores of 80 or greater that were achieved in another jurisdiction.