Which application form should the student or researcher use to have his or her research proposal reviewed?
In order for a student or researcher to conduct any type of research activity involving human subjects and/or animals, the student or researcher must fill out the appropriate sections of the Universal Research Application. The sections of the Universal Research Application that will be required to be completed and the documentation that will need to be included with the application depend on the applicable review level for the application. There are three tiers of IRB review into which research activities involving human subjects and/or animals could fall. The three tiers are: • Exempt status • Expedited review status • Full review The student or researcher is to initially determine the type of IRB review for which his or her project would qualify. (The IRB will make the final determination.) The student or researcher needs to understand that irrespective of the level of review that he or she determines is appropriate for his or her research activity, any research project may be submit
