CITI Training

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Training Instructions

Go to https://www.citiprogram.org/ to register for and complete CITI training.

• All undergraduate researchers must complete the RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH training.
• Undergraduate researchers working with human subjects must complete HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH training.
• Undergraduate researchers working with animals must complete ANIMAL CARE AND USE training.
• Undergraduate researchers working with sensitive data may need to complete Information Privacy Security training.
• Submit a pdf or screenshot of the completed training certificate(s) to your research sponsor (e.g. UROC, REU, EPP, SIP, etc.).

This may take several hours (it may be completed in multiple sessions), so plan accordingly.

Instructions to register for CITI Training:

CSUMB subscribes to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) on-line training program. Any researcher affiliated with CSUMB may complete CITI Program training. CITI training is recognized by both the CPHS and professionally for exceeding minimum standards of training in the protection of human subjects, and will fulfill IACUC requirements for animal care training.

NOTE: Your completion report will automatically be sent to the Sponsored Programs Office CPHS Coordinator when you are finished. You may also log back into CITI at any time to re-print your certificate, so that you can submit it to other programs or offices (e.g. IACUC, UROC, REU, etc.). You may also log back in to add training in other areas CSUMB subscribes to, or change affiliation to another subscribing institution (e.g. graduate school).

CITI Training Login: https://www.citiprogram.org/

1. Follow the link above to the CITI Training Website.
2. Click on “Register” under “Create an Account”
3. Type “California State University, Monterey Bay” under “Select Your Organization Affiliation”
4. Click “Continue to Step 2” and fill out Personal Information
5. Click “Continue to Step 3” and “Create your Username and Password”
6. Click “Continue to Step 4” and complete “Gender, Ethnicity and Race”
7. Click “Continue to Step 5” and complete the supplementary questions regarding CITI training
8. Click “Continue to Step 6” and complete additional questions required by CSU Monterey Bay.
9. Click “Continue to Step 7" THIS IS WHERE IT CAN GET TRICKY. Please watch the tutorial video before proceeding.
   • If your research may involve human subjects: Select "Yes" for the Human Subject Research course, and then select "Human Subject Research."
   • If your research may involve animal subjects: Select "Yes" for the Animal Care and Use course, and then select "Working with Animals - General Course" and any additional specific species training (most training modules focus on common laboratory animals, however there is a specific module for "Wildlife Research" if you are working with animals in the field).
   • All students involved in research: Select "Yes" for the Responsible Conduct in Research course, and then select the discipline most closely aligned with your research interests.

10. Select “Finalize your registration”

11. Complete training courses

• From the main menu, select the course you wish to complete.
• To begin the modules, you must first click on the "Complete The Integrity Assurance Statement before beginning the course" link at the top of the page and agree to the terms of the course.