The IRB will operate on significantly reduced hours over spring break and will not process any new applications until the first two weeks of the spring quarter. Thank you for your patience as we work through very high volume with limited staffing. We will process all applications in order of submission; the IRB cannot inequitably adjust processing to accommodate last-minute applications.
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Do not initiate any aspect of a project--including recruitment--that collects information from or about living individuals (except for publicly available data) until you have received prior written IRB exemption or approval.
Before creating your consent documents, read the guidance section on the Informed Consent process.
To ensure all required informed consent elements are present, we encourage researchers to use these sample templates. However, you may edit the templates or submit an alternate consent form to meet the needs of your particular research study.
When you have an individual other than the researcher involved in data collection, you need to ensure they know their responsibilities to keep all participants' responses confidential. You should include a version of these templates with your protocol submission and then obtain a signed copy from the translator/interpreter for your protocol files.
Certain methodologies, populations, or settings require greater consideration with regard to mitigating risk. These appendices solicit more specific information, which enables IRB reviewers to better assess risk to participants and offer recommendations for mitigation.
After you begin your protocol, you still have IRB-related responsibilities to make sure our oversight continues appropriately. These forms will help you make sure that you remain in compliance with SU and Federal policies. For more information, see .