Individuals conducting human subjects research and IRB committee members are required to complete the CITI Program human subjects online training course.
Documentation certifying the completion of this training is required to submit a proposal for IRB review.
Individuals taking this course need to use University System of New Hampshire as their organization when logging into the CITI Program, not University of New Hampshire (the latter is not listed). See this guidance for accessing the CITI Program courses via USNH Single Sign On.
Most PSU researchers should complete the Human Subjects Research for Social-Behavioral-Educational Researchers course (question 1 on the USNH CITI Program menu). The PSU IRB also accepts the Human Subjects Research for Biomedical Researchers course (also on question 1 of the menu), depending on the nature of their research. These courses may be completed according to an individual’s own timeframe but allow a couple of hours. The courses are valid for three years.
