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Â鶹´«Ã½'s Institutional Review Board Policy

On Sept. 20, 2018, Â鶹´«Ã½'s Board of Regents approved the new IRB policy which governs human subjects research at Â鶹´«Ã½. You can download the policy below.

IRB Policy

IRB Required Training

Â鶹´«Ã½ Faculty, Staff, & External Applicants

You must have completed CITI training on human subject protection within the past three years to submit an application to the Â鶹´«Ã½ IRB. Your certificate of completion is required as part of the IRB application. Other training opportunities must be approved by the IRB to be considered as a replacement. If you are a Â鶹´«Ã½ employee, please follow these instructions to register and complete the CITI training. 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Students

If you are a Â鶹´«Ã½ student and would like to enroll in our free online course, log in to Blackboard via the MyÂ鶹´«Ã½ portal. Go to Organizations. Click on Organization Catalog in the upper, right-hand corner. Choose ID in the first drop-down menu. In the box, type irb_training. When the IRB_Training appears in the list, click on the down arrow next to the organization ID. Click on Enroll. You will have to have a copy of an approved training certificate of completion from within the past three years to submit with your IRB application.

IRB Application Forms

• Action Research IRB Application
• Human Subjects Research IRB Application Form

Other IRB Forms

• Research Sponsor Form
• Research Protocol Modification Form
• Annual Progress/Renewal or Final Report Form

Example Informed Consent Forms

Below are examples of informed consent forms for various types of research conducted at Â鶹´«Ã½.

• General Informed Consent Form Template
• Syllabus Opt-In Statement Examples
• Interview Example
• Online Survey Example
• Experimental Design Example Placeholder
• Course Work Used for Research Example Placeholder
• Biomedical or Biospecimen Example Placeholder
• Parental Consent Form for studies involving minors template
• Adolescent Minors (7th grade and above) Assent Form template
• Young Minors (ages 7-10) Assent Form template template

Submit your completed IRB application

Action Research and Human Subjects IRB applications can be submitted through the .