CITI Instructions for Research Involving Human Subjects with Minimal Risk

·  Follow the link https://www.citiprogram.org/Default.asp to create a log in and password under Register * Create an account in the upper right corner of the page.

·  For Question Number 1, select the pull down menu for “Participating Institutions” scroll until you find – Lincoln Memorial University.

·  Fill out the other Questions (2-7) with your own information; for Number 6 you do not have to choose CEU credits for this course.

·  Fill out all other LMU Requested Information.

·  You will then be taken to the Select Curriculum Page – Lincoln Memorial University. For Number 1, you will select “yes or no” under Conflicts of Interest.

·  For Number 2, you will select “Students conducting no more than minimal risk research.”

·  For Number 3, you will select “Not at This Time” to GCP.

·  For Number 4, select “Not at this time” unless you are applying for a grant from NIH or NSF.

·  For Number 5, you will not need to select an option for “Laboratory Animal Welfare.”

·  You will likely not need to affiliate with another institution, but if you are unsure of this please talk to your instructor or the ORGSP at LMU.

·  You will then choose Finalize Registration. After this choice you will receive a confirmation email from which will include the next step in finalizing your registration.

·  Once you have verified your account, log in, the courses you have chosen will be listed under Course – it will show status (not started) Completion Report (not earned).

·  You will then need to complete the Integrity Assurance Statement before beginning the course.

·  After completing the Integrity Assurance Statement you will be taken back to the required modules for completion. You will then be able to see the required modules you have chosen for testing. Optional modules can be found at the bottom and are not required. You will simply need to complete each module in the order they are listed. The required modules will look something like this:

Required Modules / Date Complete / Score
CompleteThe Integrity Assurance Statementbefore beginning the course.
Belmont Report and CITI Course Introduction / Incomplete
Students in Research - SBR / Incomplete
Lincoln Memorial University / Incomplete