Institutional Review Board (IRB)
for the Protection of Human Subjects

Effective 8/1/2009, certification of training on Human Subjects Protection is required with all Expedited or Full review applications.  To satisfy this requirement, a student may complete the CITI on-line training or attend the IRB workshop.  Faculty must complete the CITI training.  Completion satisfies the training requirement for three years.

Scope:

California State University San Marcos acknowledges and accepts its responsibilities for protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects of research covered by this policy statement.

A "human subject" means a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the individual or (2) identifiable private information.

This policy applies to all faculty, staff and students whenever they are supervising or conducting any activity involving human subjects, regardless of whether the research is funded, and regardless of whether the subjects are members of the University community. This policy applies to research conducted at other institutions by CSUSM faculty, staff, and students, even if that institution has its own review process.  

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