Welcome to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) website. The purpose of the IRB is to regulate all research activities involving human subjects on the campus of Kennesaw State University, ensuring that people who participate in research are treated ethically and in compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations. To accomplish this, an IRB Approval Request application must be sent to the Board for approval before any data is gathered.

Research is defined as a planned investigation that is designed to produce generalizable knowledge. Any administration of a substance or stimulus, interview, test, use of records that identify living individuals, or observations of non-public behavior must be approved by the IRB. An exception to this rule is the routine classroom investigation of student knowledge gained, attitude change, or satisfaction. Research involving more than minimal risk, or involving the use of research participants who are under 18 years of age, prisoners, or who for some reason are unable to give informed consent for their participation, will generally require several weeks for approval.

Please visit the following links to learn more about the IRB process and obtaining IRB approval for your project.

• What You Need to Know Before Submitting Your Study for Review
  
  
• IRB Forms (approval request, exemption request, progress report, consent documents)
  
  
• Code of Federal Regulations (Title 45 CFR Part 46) - guidelines concerning the use of human experimental subjects
  
  
• Resources

If you have any questions concerning the Board or the IRB review process, please send them to irb@kennesaw.edu or contact KSU's IRB Administrator at (678) 797-2268.

Email: pstrange@kennesaw.edu
This page last modified July 10, 2009
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