Protection of Human Subjects in Research: Procedural Information

Work Involving Human Subjects Requires Prior Approval from the Rutgers Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research

If you are anticipating conducting research projects involving the collection of information from or about human subjects in research, you must complete a Request for Review and Clearance of a Project Involving Human Subjects. Work may not begin until the project is reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB). The form and additional information can be found by clicking on http://orsp.rutgers.edu and looking under the category of "Human Subject Research."

• The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs can provide assistance and information to students in preparing and submitting the form for approval.



• All students doing human subjects research and their “advisors” must complete the online Human Subjects Certification Program course. Please check the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs site for more information.



• The Institutional Review Board must review and approve human subjects research prior to beginning data collection for master's thesis research, dissertation research, and any other human subjects research. The approved protocol must be cited in the final written project.



• Once they receive their Human Subjects Certification, student researchers should submit a copy of it and a copy of approval for each project to the Ph.D. Program Director for inclusion in the program's files.