{"id":2605,"date":"2026-06-05T19:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=2605"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:04:12","slug":"resources-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/resources-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources, instructional videos, and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-9551\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-9551<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:IRB@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> IRB&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\">NAU Research<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Resources, instructional videos, and FAQs<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the resources and answers you need to navigate the human research process at NAU. Explore resources, frequently asked questions, instructional videos, institutional resources, and helpful tools to support IRB submissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>External<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/gen\/guid\/fpco\/ferpa\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act<\/a>&nbsp;(FERPA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ScienceResearch\/SpecialTopics\/RunningClinicalTrials\/ucm155713.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FDA Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/hipaa\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act<\/a>&nbsp;(HIPAA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ohrp\/international\/compilation-human-research-standards\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Compilation of Human Research Standards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/policy\/clinical-trials\/training-resources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIH Clinical Trial Policies<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Training Resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ohrp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office for Human Research Protections<\/a>&nbsp;(OHRP)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ohrp\/regulations-and-policy\/guidance\/guidance-on-engagement-of-institutions\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are you engaged in human subjects research?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ohrp\/education-and-outreach\/about-research-participation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Participants Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ScienceResearch\/SpecialTopics\/RunningClinicalTrials\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) \u2013 FDA Running Clinical Trails<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nptao.arizona.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/gachupin_altered.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UA Tribal Community and Research Process Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Internal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/library\/\">Cline Library<\/a><br>Research Librarian Resource:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Brittany.Blanchard@nau.edu\">Brittany Blanchard<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:928-523-7248\">928-523-7248<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clinicaltrials.gov<\/a>&nbsp;Registration at NAU<br>Associate VP for Regulatory Compliance:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Jason.Wilder@nau.edu\">Jason Wilder<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:928-523-3780\">928-523-3780<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/comptroller-policies\/\">Comptroller policies and procedures<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Participant Payment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/research\/\">Conflict of interest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/data-classification-and-handling\/\">Data Classification and Handling policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/ferpa\/\">Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)<\/a><br>Associate Registrar:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Joseph.Wright@nau.edu\">Joseph Wright<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:928-523-6150\">928-523-6150<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/FERPA-Guidelines-Within-NAU-7-7-21.pdf\">FERPA guideline<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/hipaa\/hipaa-and-research\/\">HIPAA in research at NAU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/conducting-university-surveys\/\">NAU Conducting University Surveys policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/risk-management\/international-travel\/#Sanctioned_Countries_War_Zones\">NAU International Travel policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/NAU-Principal-Investigator-Policy_rev_9_9_22_FINAL.pdf\">NAU PI Eligibility policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/qualtrics\/\">NAU Qualtrics Survey Tool<\/a><br>Qualtrics:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-research-protection-program\/resources-and-faqs\/Lanita.Collette@nau.edu\">Lanita Collette<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:928-523-3335\">928-523-3335<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Data Use Committee:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Jason.Wilder@nau.edu\">Jason Wilder<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:928-523-3780\">928-523-3780<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/tribal-consultation\/\">Tribal Consultation policy<\/a><br>NAU Tribal Liaison:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Ann-Marie.Chischilly@nau.edu\">Ann Marie Chischilly<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:928-523-9651\">928-523-9651<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructional videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/resources-faqs\/instructional-videos\/\">instructional videos<\/a>\u00a0for guidance on IRB submissions, review processes, and human research requirements. These resources help researchers navigate key HRPP procedures and use IRBNet effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-long-will-my-review-take-1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-long-will-my-review-take-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-long-will-my-review-take-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow long will my review take?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-long-will-my-review-take-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-long-will-my-review-take-1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Times vary based on the quality of your submission and the volume of submissions received by the HRPP Office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Where-can-I-find-my-decision-letter-and-stamped-consent-form--2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Where-can-I-find-my-decision-letter-and-stamped-consent-form--2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Where-can-I-find-my-decision-letter-and-stamped-consent-form--2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I find my decision letter and stamped consent form? \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Where-can-I-find-my-decision-letter-and-stamped-consent-form--2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Where-can-I-find-my-decision-letter-and-stamped-consent-form--2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the reviews page in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/07\/Decision-Letter.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IRBNet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-do-I-replace-an-existing-document-in-IRBNet-3-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-do-I-replace-an-existing-document-in-IRBNet-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-do-I-replace-an-existing-document-in-IRBNet-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I replace an existing document in IRBNet?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-do-I-replace-an-existing-document-in-IRBNet-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-do-I-replace-an-existing-document-in-IRBNet-3-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the Designer page, when your project is unlocked, you can replace a new version of an existing document by clicking on the pencil icon on the right side of the screen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-do-I-add-additional-documents-to-my-submission-after-I-have-submitted-the-package-4-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-do-I-add-additional-documents-to-my-submission-after-I-have-submitted-the-package-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-do-I-add-additional-documents-to-my-submission-after-I-have-submitted-the-package-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I add additional documents to my submission after I have submitted the package?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-do-I-add-additional-documents-to-my-submission-after-I-have-submitted-the-package-4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-do-I-add-additional-documents-to-my-submission-after-I-have-submitted-the-package-4-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact the IRB Office and request that your package be unlocked. If you submit additional documents in a new package, that package will be withdrawn.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-do-I-use-track-changes-in-Word-5-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-do-I-use-track-changes-in-Word-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-do-I-use-track-changes-in-Word-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I use track changes in Word?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-do-I-use-track-changes-in-Word-5\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-do-I-use-track-changes-in-Word-5-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using track changes is a requirement for the review process. View\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5_knruAysnA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instructional tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Do-I-have-to-use-the-consent-form-templates-in-IRBNet-6-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Do-I-have-to-use-the-consent-form-templates-in-IRBNet-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Do-I-have-to-use-the-consent-form-templates-in-IRBNet-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDo I have to use the consent form templates in IRBNet?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Do-I-have-to-use-the-consent-form-templates-in-IRBNet-6\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Do-I-have-to-use-the-consent-form-templates-in-IRBNet-6-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We encourage you to use the templates to ensure that you provide all the necessary information. It is not required, but we do not advise you to create your own consent forms. Please see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ohrp\/regulations-and-policy\/guidance\/checklists\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">federal requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-When-should-I-submit-to-the-IRB-for-review-7-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-When-should-I-submit-to-the-IRB-for-review-7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-When-should-I-submit-to-the-IRB-for-review-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen should I submit to the IRB for review?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-When-should-I-submit-to-the-IRB-for-review-7\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-When-should-I-submit-to-the-IRB-for-review-7-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We ask that you submit at least 60 days prior to the start of the project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Can-I-screen-participants-for-eligibility-before-obtaining-informed-consent--8-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Can-I-screen-participants-for-eligibility-before-obtaining-informed-consent--8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Can-I-screen-participants-for-eligibility-before-obtaining-informed-consent--8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I screen participants for eligibility before obtaining informed consent? \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Can-I-screen-participants-for-eligibility-before-obtaining-informed-consent--8\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Can-I-screen-participants-for-eligibility-before-obtaining-informed-consent--8-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eligibility screening that is conducted prior to obtaining consent is referred to as \u201cpre-screening.\u201d\u00a0 Only information\u00a0directly\u00a0related to eligibility criteria may be obtained during pre-screening. If your study involves pre-screening, provide the following details in the Project Narrative:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When, where, and how pre-screening will occur<\/li>\n<li>Whether the information will be recorded with identifiers<\/li>\n<li>How the pre-screening data will be used in the research<\/li>\n<li>When and how the pre-screening data will be destroyed and\/or de-identified (for both eligible and ineligible persons)<\/li>\n<li>A pre-screening script. At a minimum, the script should include (1) a brief summary of the research project, (2) a statement that the purpose of pre-screening is to determine eligibility for the study, (3) a description of how the information will be used\/destroyed; (4) an affirmation that the individual wishes to continue with pre-screening; and (5) the pre-screening questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-do-I-submit-my-conditions-to-approval--9-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-do-I-submit-my-conditions-to-approval--9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-do-I-submit-my-conditions-to-approval--9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I submit my conditions to approval? \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-do-I-submit-my-conditions-to-approval--9\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-do-I-submit-my-conditions-to-approval--9-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conditions to approval should be submitted for acknowledgement by creating a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/New-Package-Tip.pdf\">new package<\/a>\u00a0with the existing project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-do-I-resubmit-my-project-for-review-it-it-has-been-administratively-closed--10-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-do-I-resubmit-my-project-for-review-it-it-has-been-administratively-closed--10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-do-I-resubmit-my-project-for-review-it-it-has-been-administratively-closed--10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I resubmit my project for review it it has been administratively closed? \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-do-I-resubmit-my-project-for-review-it-it-has-been-administratively-closed--10\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-do-I-resubmit-my-project-for-review-it-it-has-been-administratively-closed--10-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Follow the steps for submitting a new application, uploading your existing documents. A mass upload is possible on the Designer page. To clone your existing application, chose the option \u201cClone one of my existing wizards\u201d. Before you submit your new package, provide the IRBNet ID # for the closed project in the comments field.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-What-requires-IRB-review--11-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-What-requires-IRB-review--11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-What-requires-IRB-review--11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat requires IRB review? \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-What-requires-IRB-review--11\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-What-requires-IRB-review--11-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A: A project requires IRB review if the study meets both the federal definitions of (1) research and (2) human subjects.<\/p>\n<p>1) Research means a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>2) Human subject means a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research:<\/p>\n<p>(i) Obtains information or biospecimens through intervention or interaction with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes the information or biospecimens; or<\/p>\n<p>(ii) Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates identifiable private information or identifiable biospecimens.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-What-type-of-events-need-to-be-reported-to-the-IRB-12-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-What-type-of-events-need-to-be-reported-to-the-IRB-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-What-type-of-events-need-to-be-reported-to-the-IRB-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat type of events need to be reported to the IRB?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-What-type-of-events-need-to-be-reported-to-the-IRB-12\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-What-type-of-events-need-to-be-reported-to-the-IRB-12-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/guidance\/reporting-local-event-information\/\">Reporting local event information<\/a>\u00a0guidance for more information.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-do-I-navigate-between-packages-in-IRBNet-13-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-do-I-navigate-between-packages-in-IRBNet-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-do-I-navigate-between-packages-in-IRBNet-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I navigate between packages in IRBNet?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-do-I-navigate-between-packages-in-IRBNet-13\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-do-I-navigate-between-packages-in-IRBNet-13-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can change packages by clicking on the blue triangle underneath the project title on the Designer page. View\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/New-Package-Tip.pdf\">package instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-What-are-faculty-advisor-responsibilities--14-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-What-are-faculty-advisor-responsibilities--14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-What-are-faculty-advisor-responsibilities--14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are faculty advisor responsibilities? \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-What-are-faculty-advisor-responsibilities--14\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-What-are-faculty-advisor-responsibilities--14-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Faculty advisor responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing sound research design for your student\u2019s research project<\/li>\n<li>Developing, reviewing and approving all documents submitted for IRB review<\/li>\n<li>Directly supervising your student\u2019s research project<\/li>\n<li>All additional obligations outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/guidance\/principal-investigator-pi-facultyadvisor-responsibilities-qualifications\/\">IRB Investigator Responsibility Guidance<\/a>\u00a0document<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-do-I-find-messages-that-have-been-sent-about-my-submission-in-IRBNet--15-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-do-I-find-messages-that-have-been-sent-about-my-submission-in-IRBNet--15\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-do-I-find-messages-that-have-been-sent-about-my-submission-in-IRBNet--15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I find messages that have been sent about my submission in IRBNet? \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-do-I-find-messages-that-have-been-sent-about-my-submission-in-IRBNet--15\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-do-I-find-messages-that-have-been-sent-about-my-submission-in-IRBNet--15-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All messages about a submission are captured in IRBNet. See message instructions for more details on locating them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-What-is-the-difference-between-a-CITI-certificate-and-a-CITI-report--16-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-What-is-the-difference-between-a-CITI-certificate-and-a-CITI-report--16\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-What-is-the-difference-between-a-CITI-certificate-and-a-CITI-report--16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the difference between a CITI certificate and a CITI report? \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-What-is-the-difference-between-a-CITI-certificate-and-a-CITI-report--16\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-What-is-the-difference-between-a-CITI-certificate-and-a-CITI-report--16-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After completing a course, a certificate and a report are provided by CITI. 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