Instructions for IRB Training Modules

As of January 1, 2008 the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign requires that all faculty, staff, students and researchers listed on a IRB protocol complete required IRB training. There are two components to the required training. Both must be completed and documentation of completion submitted with each protocol application.

Module 1 Quiz Training

Print out a copy of these instructions before you begin.

1. Click on the "Human Subjects Training Module" subtitle in the left hand margin of this page.

2. Review Sections 1 - 15 sequentially located on the Contents page.

3. After you have reviewed all sections you are ready to take the quiz.

4. At the bottom of Section 15, Click on the blue link "Take the Quiz Now."

5. Click on the blue colored URL at the bottom of the page under the bold heading Module 1 Quiz for UIUC Investigators.

6. Enter your NetID in the box at the top of the page and click enter.

7. Enter your password in the box at the top of the page and click enter.

8. Take the IRB Quiz.

9. When completed click submit and save a copy for your files.

10. Print a copy of your certificate and file along with your IRB application or supply to IRB staff as requested.

11. You may log on to this site in the future to view and print a copy of your completion certificate. Maintaining the certificate is your responsibility. Please save an electronic version on your computer and print a hard copy for your files.

Training on the CITI Web Site

  1. Go to the CITI web site at http://www.citiprogram.org/


  2. Register as a new user


    1. In the Participating Institutions box, find University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, skip the next three boxes and click Submit


    2. Follow the instructions for creating a user name and password, click submit


    3. Enter your first and last name, and your e-mail address, click submit


    4. Complete member information. Note, fields marked with * are required, click submit


    5. Unless directed by an IRB administrator to take another course, click on the button for Required UIUC Training Module, skip over question 2 and click continue


    6. Answer the question on the next screen., For most people the answer will be no


    7. Review the information in the Learners Menu, edit if necessary


    8. Scroll down to University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign


    9. Scroll down to My Courses


    10. The line will say course in the Protection of Human Subjects, in red it will say Not Started-Enter- Click enter
  3. Click on and complete the 5 modules and accompanying quizzes (found at the end of the module). You are encouraged to complete any or all of the optional modules. If your research involves subjects from these modules, you are required to complete that module


  4. After you have completed all the modules in this required course, follow the instructions for viewing and saving a completion report.


  5. You may log on to the site at a later date to view and print a completion report

A. Go to http://www.citiprogram.org/

B. Scroll down to my courses. The line will say Course in the Protection of Human Subjects and will show the date you passed the course. Click on print. This will bring up a window that shows all the courses you have completed. Most people will have 1 course.

C. Go all the way to the right side where it says Print Completion Report

D.    Click on that red sentence. This action will prompt the report to appear and bring up the print box on your browser. One of the options in that print box will say Adobe PDF. Click on that option and save the completion report as a PDF in your files. This will allow you to maintain an electronic copy of the completion report.


Going Back to the Sites to Complete Unfinished Training

1. IRB Web Site Training

A. Go to the UIUC web site at: http://www.irb.illinois.edu/

B. Click on the Module 1 Quiz hyperlink on the left hand side of the page

C. Click on the sand colored link at the very bottom of the page that says

https://www-s.admin.uiuc.edu/research/irb/quiz/

D. This opens a window that asks for your NetID, enter your NetID and click enter

E. This opens a window that asks for your password, remember your password is case sensitive, click enter.

F. This will open a window that shows a status bar for your training.

G. Under status, if it says "Incomplete-Please Re-Enter", click on that hyperlink, and complete the training

H. The next time you go to the site, the status bar should now say Passed and give you the option to view or print the completion certificate.


2. CITI Training Site

A. Go to the CITI training site at: http://www.citiprogram.org/

B. Where it says Already Registered?, enter your name and password and click submit

C. This will open a menu that says Learner"s menu at the top. In the center of the page you will see a status line for My Courses. It will show the course and under the status category it will say Not Passed-Re-Enter. Click on the Re-Enter and complete the training.

D. The next time you enter the site the status line will say passed and give you the option to print the completion report.


If You are Required to Do Additional Modules- Updating Your User Group

1. Go to the CITI site: http://www.citiprogram.org/

2. Log on using user name and password

3. This will open a window that says Learners Menu

4. Scroll down that page about 2/3 of the way to the bottom

5. There you will see a sentence that says "Add a Course or Update Your Learner Groups" Click on that sentence.

6. This will open a new window with a sentence that says "Update groups" in bright red.

7. This opens up a new window that says Core Basic Training and gives instructions to select the group that is appropriate for your research activities. For most researchers this will be option 3- Basic: Social and Behavioral Research. Put your cursor in the dot and it will indicate your group. Go all the way to the bottom of the page and hit submit. If you don't do this, you will not have access to the additional modules.

8. Log out of the CITI site.

9. Now when you log back on to the CITI site and see the learners menu, with the icon for optional modules you will see an array of modules you can complete. Note however that the optional modules are not available for completion until you have completed the basic courses.


Adding Optional Training Modules From the CITI Training Site

As an RPI or person directing a research team, you may want to complete additional training or require your research team members to complete additional training. We encourage this and will do what we can to facilitate the process.

The optional training modules are found only on the CITI web site and can only be completed after the basic module is complete.


To add additional modules:

  1. Go to the CITI site at: http://www.citiprogram.org/


  2. Enter your username and password and click submit


  3. This will bring up a window that has your name at the top and some additional features. Toward the center of the page you will see an i "bubble and Optional Modules." Click on the line that says optional modules.


  4. This will open a window that again has your name at the top but this window says Optional Modules for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


  5. In sand colored print you will see a myriad of optional modules that you can review and take the quiz. SBR stands for Social behavioral research and will be the type of module you will want to complete. However if your research is more biomedical, you will want to focus on the modules that say biomedical after the descriptor.


  6. From the instructions on this window, you will note that these additional modules will not show on your completion report. However, you will also note in the fourth > it says "A record of all modules you complete is maintained in the database. Follow the link to see your Previous Coursework.". If you click on those brown words, it will bring up a window that shows all modules you have completed. If you have completed additional modules, keep this page for your records. This can be done by going to the icon just above the date that says Page. Click on the icon, then on the icon that says "Save As" and save the page for your files


  7. Print this page and submit it along with your completion report or certificate. This will be particularly important if you have been directed to complete additional modules by IRB staff

Going Back to the Sites Just to Print Certificates

UIUC Site

1.      Go to the UIUC site at http://www.irb.illinois.edu/?q=education/module1-quiz-directions.html

2.      Click on the address at the very bottom of the window under where it says Module 1 Quiz

3.      This opens a window that asks for your NetID, enter your NetID and click enter

4.      This opens a window that asks for your password, remember your password is case sensitive, click enter

5.      This brings up a window that says Human Subjects On-Line Training

6.      The next line down gives you the option to view/print your certificate. Click on the icon and your certificate should appear. Print using the print option on your browser

CITI Site

  1. Go to the CITI site at: http://www.citiprogram.org/


  2. Enter your Username and password then click submit


  3. This opens a window with your name at the top


  4. In the middle of the page at the third i bubble down, you will see a line that says "My Courses". Under the heading "Completion Reports" you will see a Print function, click on that icon.


  5. This opens a window that says Course Completion History and it shows all the courses you have completed.


  6. On the line that shows the course you have completed you will see Print Completion Report. Click on that icon and your completion report for that course appears.


  7. Use the print function on your browser to print the report.

Completion Certificate/Report and the IRB Process

A hard copy of the completion certificate from the UIUC site and completion report from the CITI site will need to be filed for all persons listed on your protocol. These initial certificates/reports will be included in our files with your protocol and other attachments. If you amend your protocol to add members of your research team, you will need to submit the completion report/certificate for every team member added.

Please do not indicate, "Copy of report already on file at IRB" as staff will not be responsible for filing and maintaining certificates.



If you have questions about the training process, please call Bruce Deason at the IRB office, 333-2670 or by e-mail at bdeason@illinois.edu.