Forms
For Faculty/Staff Research |
- If you are an SMC faculty or staff member and are interested in conducting research that is not exempt and does not involve the analysis of data that already exist.
Request for Protocol Approval Faculty and Staff Version (doc) - If you are a faculty member or a staff member and are interested in conducting research that is exempt and involves the analysis of data that already exist.
Request for Protocol Approval Secondary Analysis of Data (doc) - If you are a faculty member or a staff member and are interested in conducting research that is exempt, but does not involve the analysis of data that already exist, use this link to access the proper form:
Request for Screening for an Exemption (doc)
If you are unsure if the research you are proposing is exempt or not, please see our information on exempt research.
To find out more about the process of informed consent in research, please see our Informed Consent Process guidelines.
Continuing your research? Read the guidelines and fill out the Continuing Reasearch form at the bottom of this page.
For Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research |
- If you are an SMC graduate or undergraduate student and are interested in conducting research that is not exempt and does not involve the analysis of data that already exist.
Request for Protocol Approval Student Version (doc) - If you are an SMC graduate or undergraduate student, a faculty member or a staff member and are interested in conducting research that is exempt and involves the analysis of data that already exist.
Request for Protocol Approval Secondary Analysis of Data (doc) - If you are an SMC graduate or undergraduate student, a faculty member or a staff member and are interested in conducting research that is exempt, but does not involve the analysis of data that already exist, use this link to access the proper form:
Request for Screening for an Exemption (doc)
If you are unsure if the research you are proposing is exempt or not, please see our information on exempt research.
If you are a student conducting research or are a faculty member directing student research then please see our information on student research.
To find out more about the process of informed consent in research, please see our Informed Consent Process guidelines.
CONTINUING RESEARCH for Students/Faculty/Staff
- This form must be completed for ANY non-exempt research (faculty, staff or student) that continues more than 12 months beyond the original IRB approval date. Please also note that for ANY non-exempt research (faculty, staff or student) that continues for more than 24 months after the original IRB approval date, the IRB application must be resubmitted.
Interim application for continuing research

