CITI Training

1. Log on to the CITI homepage and click on the 'Register' link. You will register with Franklin University in this seven-step process. Please use your Franklin University email address, which will link your CITI record to Cayuse IRB. 
2. Franklin learners must complete the Social and Behavioral Research (SBE) course. Additional elective courses are available but not required to conduct human subjects research at the University. The SBE course will take a few hours to complete, but you are not required to complete all modules in one sitting.
   
   Completing the CITI course will keep your training current for three years, after which time you will be required to complete a refresher course that updates your training for another three years. You will receive an email reminder from CITI when it is time to refresh your training.

Note the following policies regarding CITI training and the IRB:

• If a learner’s training expires during any human subjects research project, all research activities must cease until the training has been updated.
• If a learner’s training is set to expire within three months of the date an initial protocol is received by the IRB Office for review, CITI training must be refreshed before the IRB will issue project approval.
• Doctoral candidates must maintain current human subjects training certification for the duration of their candidacy at Franklin University (i.e., graduation or separation from the University).