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CITI Training Initial Registration for Individuals Not Affiliated with Illinois State University

These instructions are for nonaffiliated investigators who are collaborating on human subjects research with ISU investigators.

 ISU investigators should instead refer to [title & link to webpage/instructions]. Information on IRB requirements for collaborative projects can be found on our collaborative research webpage. 

Initial Registration (New CITI Users)

If you do not already have a CITI Program accoung, complete the following instructions to register:

  1. Visit citiprogram.org
  2. Under "Create an Account" heading, Click on Register.
  3. Begin typing and select "Illinois State University" in the "Select Your Organization Affiliation" search box.
  4. Enter your name and e-mail address as directed.
  5. Create your own unique user name and password, as well as select a security question and answer.
  6. Answer preliminary questions about the type of training you are seeking and ISU's site-specific information.
  7. You will then be directed to another page to select your specific course(s)

Adding ISU Affiliation to an Existing CITI Account

If you already have a CITI account, you may add Illinois State University as an affiliation:

  1. Visit https://www.citiprogram.org and log in.
  2. Underneath the "Institutional Courses" section of the page, click "Add Affiliation".
  3. Begin typing and then select "Illinois State University" in the "Select Your Organization Affiliation" search box.
  4. Check the box indicating you agree to the Terms of Service for accessing CITI Program materials and to affirm you're an affiliate of ISU.
  5. Select continue. You will be directed to another page to select your specific course(s).

Course Selection

After affiliating your CITI account to ISU you will be presented with a list of course offerings.  

  1. For question one (Basic/Stage 1 courses), select the "Educational, Social and Behavioral Research with Human Subjects" course.
  2. For question two (Refresher/Stage 2 Courses), select "None of the above, I am interested in other CITI training courses". 
  3. Questions three through five, provide a list of other course offerings.  Select the options for "None of the above" or "Not at this time".
  4. For question six, do not select any of the options.
  5. For questions seven through nine, indicate "No".
  6. For questions 10-12, do not select any of the options.
  7. Select "Finalize Registration".

Course Completion and Verification

Once a required course is completed, you may print out a Completion Report from the Main Menu of CITI. The Completion Report contains a unique Reference ID number that provides traceable proof of course completion.

REC can verify the authenticity of CITI Completion Reports and may be contacted at (309) 438-5527 or at IRB@IllinoisState.edu to do so.

Please note that falsification of a CITI Completion Report is a violation of ISUs Research Integrity Policy, and if discovered, will be responded to accordingly.