Rule 3.5 - Admission by Transferred UBE Score(a)Requirements for transferring of UBE score. An applicant who has taken the UBE in a jurisdiction other than West Virginia and who otherwise meets the requirements of Rules 2.0, 3.0, 3.4(c), and 5.0, may be admitted to the practice of law in West Virginia based upon a UBE score transfer at any time on or after July 1, 2017. The applicant under this rule shall have earned a combined, scaled UBE score of no less than 270 in an administration of the UBE taken within three years immediately preceding the date upon which application is made and a scaled MPRE score of no less than 80 achieved within twenty-five months of the applicant's successful UBE administration(b)Only certified UBE scores will be accepted. The Board will not accept transferred scores unless they are certified as UBE scores by the NCBE and will not address petitions to treat a noncertified score as a UBE score. (c) Form of application. The Board of Law Examiners shall prepare suitable application forms for admission by transferred UBE score, and may require that the applications be accompanied by appropriate evidence that the applicant meets the requirements of Rules 2.0, 3.0, 3.4(c), and 5.0, et seq.(d)Application fee. A fee, as set forth in the fee schedule, shall accompany the filing of an application for admission by transferred UBE score.W.V. R. Admis. Prac. Law. 3.5
Added by order effective 10/5/2016.