CITI Instructions for Social/Behavioral Research Involving Human Subjects

  • Follow the link to create a log in and password under the New Users - Register Here tab.
  • For Question Number 1, select the pull down menu for “Participating Institutions” only – Lincoln Memorial University will be a choice.
  • Fill out the other Questions (2-7) with your own information; for Number 6 you do not have to choose CEU credits for this course.
  • Fill out all other LMU Requested Information.
  • You will then be taken to the Select Curriculum -Lincoln Memorial University Page. For Number 1 you will select “yes or no” under Conflicts of Interest.
  • For Number 2, you will select “Social/Behavioral Research Investigators”.
  • For Number 3, you will select “Not At This Time” to GCP.
  • For Number 4, you will select “Not at this time” unless you are applying for a grant from NIH or NSF.
  • For Numbers 5, you will not need to select an option for “Laboratory Animal Welfare.”
  • You will then click the Complete Registration button at the bottom of the page.
  • You will likely not need to affiliate with another institution, but if you are unsure of this please talk to your instructor or the ORGSP at LMU.
  • You will then choose Finalize Registration. After this choice you will receive a confirmation email from which will include the next step in finalizing your registration.
  • Once you have verified your account, log in, the courses you have chosen will be listed under Course – it will show status (not started) Completion Report (not earned).
  • You will then need to complete the Integrity Assurance Statement before beginning the course.
  • After completing the Integrity Assurance Statement you will be taken back to the required modules for completion. You will then be able to see the required modules you have chosen for testing. Optional modules can be found at the bottom and are not required. You will simply need to complete each module in the order they are listed. The required modules will look something like this:

Required Modules / Date Complete / Score
CompleteThe Integrity Assurance Statementbefore beginning the course.
Belmont Report and CITI Course Introduction / Incomplete
Students in Research - SBR / Incomplete
History and Ethical Principles - SBR / Incomplete
Defining Research with Human Subjects - SBR / Incomplete
The Regulations and The Social and Behavioral Sciences - SBR / Incomplete
Assessing Risk in Social and Behavioral Sciences - SBR / Incomplete
Informed Consent - SBR / Incomplete
Privacy and Confidentiality - SBR / Incomplete
Research with Prisoners - SBR / Incomplete
Research with Children - SBR / Incomplete
Research in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools - SBR / Incomplete
International Research - SBR / Incomplete
Internet Research - SBR / Incomplete
Research and HIPAA Privacy Protections / Incomplete
Workers as Research Subjects-A Vulnerable Population / Incomplete
Conflicts of Interest in Research Involving Human Subjects / Incomplete
Lincoln Memorial University / Incomplete