Components of an IRB Submission
§ IRB protocols may be submitted on-line through
RASCAL
§ Current policy for student research is that students must
have faculty-level Principal Investigator on their IRB
studies
Student work may be covered under existing protocol
May qualify to be submitted as an amendment to an existing
research protocol
Approval times vary--Students should allow 30-60 days for
approval of new protocols
§ In addition to the IRB Protocol, an IRB submission to
gain approval for research generally contains:
Consent forms
Except when waived
Copies of all questionnaires, advertisements,
recruitment materials, etc. in English and Spanish if
Spanish speaking subjects are being enrolled