Please use the links provided to the left to familiarize yourself with the IRB process.  The How Does the IRB work section offers general information about the IRB, while GETTING STARTED will summarize the steps you need to take for approval. The two Decision Trees are flow charts which will help you decide how best to proceed.  The link for Sample Documents contains Sample Consent Forms, provided for your use in producing valid forms.  The necessary IRB application forms and instructions themselves are found under Application/Notification Forms. Please utilize these samples to avoid revisions that will delay the approval process. Information regarding additional aspects of the IRB structure and process may also be accessed via links on the left side of this page.

The IRB is guided by the principles outlined in The Belmont Report of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.  LInks to this report and other relevant documents including the federal regulations (Title 45 CFR Part 46) may be found by clicking on Websites of Interest.

Applicants must submit one signed, printed copy of their application to the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs(VPAA) . Electronic copy of the application must be sent to the IRB chair and the Assistant VPAA as well. Review will not take place until both the printed and electronic copies have been received. Please include IRB in the subject line of all email communications.