Institutional Review Board
At National University, our Research Committee reviews all institutional research proposals for their scientific merit and methodology. Our Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews research proposals to assure the protection of the research participants.
IRB Forms
Application to the IRB for Approval of a Research
Project - PC
| Mac
This form is for expedited or full review of a new proposal
involving human subjects.
Annual Approval of an Approved Research
Project - PC | Mac
This form is for expedited or full annual review of a research
project involving human subjects.
Request for Amendment or Modification - PC
| Mac
This form is for minor changes to a previously approved research
during the period for which approval is authorized.
Claim of Exemption - PC |
Mac
This form is for new proposals involving minimal risk research
activities in which the only human involvement is in one or more
categories exempt from review by the IRB.
Claim of Exemption for a Case Study - PC |
Mac
This form is for new proposals involving minimal risk research
activities in which the only human involvement is collection or
study of existing data, documents, records, pathological specimens
or diagnostic samples, if these sources are publicly available or
if the information is recorded by the investigators in such a
manner that the subjects cannot be identified directly or through
identifiers linked to the subjects. This category may include
children.
Annual Approval of an Exempt Project - PC
| Mac
This form is for annual review of a project that had been approved
as exempt from IRB review.
IRB Online Training
For IRB Members
Protecting Human Research Participants
This web-based course teaches IRB members about the ethical and
legal issues involved in using humans as research subjects.
Requirement: Annually (by September 30)
For Research Investigators and Study Personnel
Protecting Human Research Participants
This free, web-based course presents information about the
rights and welfare of human participants in research. The two-hour
tutorial is designed for those involved in conducting research
involving human participants. It satisfies the NIH human subjects
training requirement for obtaining Federal Funds. You will have the
option of printing a certificate of completion from your computer
upon completing the course.
Requirement: Prior to recruiting human participants and
thereafter annually (by September 30)
