Human Subjects IRB Protocol

Use the "Human Subjects Protocol" if your activities meet the definition of human research and you want to interview, survey, systematically observe, or collect other data from human subjects.

Complete a "Human Subjects Protocol" form, describing your proposed activities. The steps are:

  1. Download the blank MS-Word form and appended instructions to your computer.
  2. Provide the information requested in the text boxes on the cover page.
  3. Use the headings in the instructions as an outline and provide the information requested for each section of the rest of the form.
  4. Append any additional materials, such as consent forms or surveys, to the document.
  5. Save the document on your computer.

Submit the completed protocol to the IRB by clicking here. This protocol may be submitted at any time, although there are periodic deadlines for protocols requiring Standard Review.
Please note submissions must be through FIREFOX ONLY!

The IRB does not accept direct submissions from students. If you are a student, when your faculty research mentor is satisfied with your IRB submission materials, provide him/her with an electronic copy, completed as explained above. This document will be submitted by your faculty research mentor, using the above link. IRB reviewer feedback will be provided directly to the faculty research mentor, who will work with you on requested clarifications and revisions.

See the example protocols if needed: Human Subjects Protocol: Examples

For your information, reviewers use this Protocol Review Form when they review a Human Subjects Protocol.

You may request a particular level of review on the cover page, but the required review level is determined by the IRB. For information about levels of review, follow the links:

Exemption from Full Review: Criteria

Expedited Review: Criteria

Standard Review: Criteria

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