If you are working on your first IRB application, please follow these detailed instructions.



IRB Forms

A minimum of three weeks prior to the estimated start date for your study, submit completed forms, consent forms, and any additional documentation required for your particular protocol to the current chair of the IRB Committee ("IRB Reviewed Protocols") or to the appropriate department chair ("Chair Reviewed Protocols"). Your materials may be submitted electronically or mailed.

Required Forms for IRB Reviewed Protocols

NIH "Protecting Human Research Participants" Certification (Submit certification of completion for all investigators)
*This certification is valid for seven years. 

What Type of Review Worksheet

Application Form ("Application for IRB Reviewed Protocol")

Consent Form(s) - See examples below

Required Forms for Department Chair Reviewed Protocols

NIH "Protecting Human Research Participants" Certification (Submit certification of completion for all investigators)
*This certification is valid for seven years.

What Type of Review Worksheet

Application for Department Chair Reviewed Protocol


To be submitted by Department Chairs:

Department Chair's Report of Approved Research

Other Forms

Instructor Application Form for Student Projects

Protocol Modification Request Form

Adverse Events Report Form

HIPAA Authorization Form

HIPAA Waiver of Authorization Form

HIPAA De-Identification Form

Example Forms

Model Informed Consent When Signature Required

Model Informed Consent When Signature Waived

Model Informed Consent to be Audio/Videotaped Form

Model Description of Study

Additional Information

Guidelines for Ethical Human Subjects Research

Additional Guidelines for Ethical Research on Vulnerable Populations

Committee Forms

IRB Protocol Review Checklist

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