Approval for Research
If your research for a creative component or capstone, thesis, or dissertation involves any of the following areas, contact the Office of Research Ethics, before beginning your research to determine if you need committee approval.
- Human Participants (including identifiable secondary data) – Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Live Vertebrate Animals - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- Biohazards or Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules – Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Radioactive Materials or Radiation Producing Devices – Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)