IRB = Institutional Review Board
part of Milestone A (Foundations).
Include your work in the Milestone A packet
due Thursday, September 24, 2026, by 4:10pm ET (see Timeline).
Aim for completion by September 17 since all your work depends on this ability.
Students will understand how to protect human subjects and after training will earn IRB Certification through MSU.
Review the MSU Graduate Student IRB information (external link)
Graduate Students can't be listed as a PI if it has a Human Subject: list someone with an Assistant Professor or higher.
Further assistance: Becky Gore
Go to the Graduate Studies info on the IRB process
(IRB) is required for researchers working with human subjects.
When conducting any research involving human subjects, it is essential to understand and follow guidelines for protecting their privacy and rights. Before doing research in MI841 or with Transforming Tools Together Lab, you need to complete human subjects protection training.
The human training requirements just changed Jan. 5, 2026. https://hrpp.msu.edu/training/index.html
You will need to take the CITI courses for social/ behavioral/ education researchers.
All graduate students need to take the -https://grad.msu.edu/academics/research-integrity
Four (4) specified online CITI(Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) training modules.
To be completed by the end of the student’s first year. (do this for this course.)
If you are my student: Upload your 2 certificates to the assignment on D2L.
If you are a community member or a student not in my classes, please email evidence of your IRB approval certificate to Susan Bonner bonners@msu.edu
Note: It is best to submit a screenshot to D2L as the actual certificates are not coming through with names and dates on them.
You can find the documentation for IRB and tips for when you will be using it here (pdf).
This is the MSU Human Research Protection Program Website (external site)
Here are the forms on the MSU Protecting Human Subjects website (external site)
Once you start using the IRB after a submission you can view the status by going to CLICK.
