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Applications can be submitted any time during the year and will receive a cursory review from the chair usually within three weeks. The applicant will receive communication from the chair regarding whether expedited review can be given or if a full review is required.
Research that qualifies for expedited review can be performed by the chair. The estimated time for evaluation and approval is three weeks.
Research that requires a full review involves the entire IRB and, if applicable, any external reviewers. There are two opportunities in the fall semester and two opportunities in the spring semester when the IRB Committee will convene to conduct full reviews of research applications. Deadlines for full review research projects are the last day of the month preceding one of the four reserved IRB convening times during the academic year.
Please note: Submission of an application by a deadline date does not guarantee its full review the following month. The applicant will receive confirmation that all requirements for the application package have been satisfied and only then will be provided with the date and time when the application will be reviewed.
| IRB Full Review Times in the Year | Deadline for Full Review Applications |
| Mid-October | September 30 |
| Mid-December | November 30 |
| Mid-February | January 31 |
| Mid-April | March 31 |