Baruch Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Office (formerly IRB)
Forms, Application Materials, Manuals, and Reference Materials
FORMS
All forms (New, Amendment, Continuing Review, and Final Report) are available in the Forms and Templates section of IRBNet. All applications must be submitted through IRBNet.
Application Materials*
- CUNY Adjunct Faculty Request to Serve as PI Form
- Definitions of Anonymous, Confidential, and De-Identified
- Documents List - Human Subject Research Determination Request
- Documents List - New Exempt Human Subject Study
- Documents List - New Human Subject Study
- Documents List - Continuing Review Request - (Study Currently in IRBNet)
- Documents List - Continuing Review Request - (New to IRBNet)
- Documents List - Amendment Request - (Study Currently in IRBNet)
- Documents List - Amendment Request - (New to IRBNet)
- Sample Letter - Letter of Responsibility - (For Non-Affiliated Personnel whose institution does not have an IRB) - Must be signed by supervisor.
- Sample Letter - Compliance Letter - (Non-Affiliated Personnel without Institution)
- Sample Letter - PI Letter of Responsibility - If PI is a student then faculty advisor's signature is also required.
*Please do not attach Document Lists to packages submitted via IRBNet. These lists are for guidance only.
Informed Consent Materials / Sample Templates
- Guidance Document - Informed Consent
- Informed Consent Tip Sheet
- Required Elements of Informed Consent
- Regulations for Waiver of Informed Consent
- Assent Form Sample - Child Assent - (7-11yrs)
- Assent Form Sample - Child Assent - (12-15yrs)
- Assent Form Sample - Child Assent - (16-17yrs)
- Parental Permission Sample
- Consent Form Sample - Adults
- Consent Form Sample - Adult Signature Waived
- Consent Form Sample - Adult Tacit Consent
CUNY Policies and Procedures and Guidance Documents
- CUNY Conflict of Interest Policy
- CUNY Policies and Procedures
- CUNY Principal Investigators Manual
- Tips for Students Conducting Research
- Guidance Document - Researcher Responsibilities
- Guidance Document - Criteria for IRB Approval
- Guidance Document - Exempt Review
- Guidance Document - Expedited Review
- Guidance Document - Convened Review
- Guidance Document - Informed Consent
- Guidance Document - MultiSite Research
- Guidance Document - Study Closures
- Guidance Document - Expired Studies
- Guidance Document - IRB Appeals Process
- Guidance Document - CITI Training
- Guidance Document - Subject Pools
- Guidance Document - Department of Defense Conducted or Supported Research
IRBNet Directions
- IRBNet Energizer - Researcher 1 (Initial Submissions)**
- IRBNet Submission Instructions (Step-by-Step with screenshoots)
- IRBNet Energizer - Subsequent Submissions - (Revisions, Amendments, Continuing Reviews)***
**These instructions are for initial submissions only. First time submissions for protocols that were submitted in IRB Manager are considered initial submissions on IRBnet. Please follow IRBNet Energizer Researcher 1 instructions when submitting initial submissions for protocols that were submitted on IRB Manager.
***These instructions are for previous applications submitted on IRBNet only. If you are submitting your application for the first time or submitting an initial submission for an IRB Manager application, please follow the IRBNet Energizer Researcher 1 instructions.
Reference/ Educational Materials
- US DHHS Office of Human Subject Protections publications, regulations, policies and guidelines.
- NYC Department of Education Proposal Guidelines
- NYC Department of Education Frequently asked Questions
- "Research in NYC Public Schools" Presentation by Mary C. Mattis
- Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR 46)
- International Compliation of Human Research Standards
- Belmont Report
- Issues in International Research
- Nuremberg Code
- The Declaration of Helsinki: World Medical Association Recommendations Guiding Physicians in Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects
- Tuskegee Experiment
