IRB/HSPC Application Process

Whittier College-Affiliated Investigators

Step One

Complete CITI training for human subjects research if you have not been certified within the past three years. Human subjects research certification is required for:

• Principal investigators
• Co-investigators
• Key personnel on the research team engaging with human subjects
• Faculty research advisors (faculty who directly supervise the project; for Whittier Scholars Program students, this is the faculty sponsor.)

Step Two

To access the application form, consent templates, and other documents, visit the IRB/HSPC Forms Page on Moodle. Compile your application and include all associated materials including consent forms, recruitment materials, site permissions, surveys, interview questions, and test instruments as applicable.

Step Three

Submit your application to the IRB/HSPC by emailing irb@whittier.edu. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis from August through May 15. The committee does not meet in June or July.

Non-Whittier College-Affiliated Investigators

Requests for site permission to conduct human subjects research at Whittier College should be submitted to irb@whittier.edu. Please include:

• The complete IRB application from your home institution including certification of human subjects research training, recruitment materials, surveys, interview questions, and test instruments, etc.
• Letter of IRB approval or explanation if site permission is requested in advance of the home institution’s IRB determination.