CITI Training Information

Kennesaw State University subscribes to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) to provide online training modules in the different Research Compliance areas. CITI training allows flexibility for researchers to complete training on their own time, with the ability to stop and return to training while saving their progress. Each of the Compliance Committees have required CITI training for those who wish to submit research protocols for committee approval.

When you first affiliate your CITI account with KSU, you are taken through a series of questions to determine what courses should be added to your list. If you need to add additional training, you can use the “Add Courses” button at the bottom of your Courses page. You will be taken through the questionnaire again to help you add the new courses.

Make sure to use your KSU email ({NetID}@kennesaw.edu or {NetID}@students.kennesaw.edu) as your Institutional Email Address to ensure that your training can be seen within the Cayuse system. This will help streamline the approval process for protocols submitted in Cayuse.

Before beginning any training, please ensure that you have enrolled in the proper courses. Students whose instructors are requiring CITI for their classes should reach out to their instructor first, since the Office of Research Compliance cannot determine what CITI courses you need. If you have any questions about the exact course titles needed after going through the questionnaire, you can email researchcomp@kennesaw.edu.

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  • Training is valid for 3 years.

    Who needs to complete Human Subjects Research CITI training?

    • Researchers seeking IRB approval for research with human subjects
    • Researchers named on human research protocols
    • Certain students based on course & instructor requirements 

    There are optional data security modules for those who work with and/or store private or confidential information.

    HOW TO ADD IRB-REQUIRED TRAINING TO YOUR CITI ACCOUNT

  • Training is valid for 1 year (HIPAA) or 4 years (IPS)

    Who needs to complete Information Privacy & Security CITI training?

    • Researchers applying for access to the HIPAA data enclave or who work with Protected Health Information (required training)
    • Researchers working with private and/or confidential human subject data
    • Instructors handling student records (FERPA-covered data)
    • Any employee who handles private and/or confidential data for KSU
    How to add IPS training to your CITI account

  • Training must be refreshed annually.

    Who needs to complete Biosafety & Biosecurity Research CITI training?

    • Researchers seeking IBC approval for research with biohazards or recombinant nucleic acids
    • Researchers named on research protocols using biohazards or recombinant nucleic acids
    IBC-required training

  • Training is valid for 3 years.

    Who needs to complete Animal Subjects Research CITI training?

    • Researchers seeking IACUC approval for research with vertebrate animals
    • Researchers named on research protocols using vertebrate animals
    IACUC-required training

  • Training is valid for 4 years. 

    Who needs to complete Conflicts of Interest in Research CITI training?

    • All active researchers, especially those seeking extramural research funding
    HOW TO ADD COI TRAINING TO YOUR CITI ACCOUNT

  • Who needs to complete Conflict Management CITI training?

    • Research team leaders (i.e., research faculty) who are establishing their lab/research groups
    • Suggested for all researchers
    How to add Conflict Management training to your CITI account

  • Who needs to complete Good Clinical Practice CITI training?

    • Researchers who are conducting a clinical trial
      • A clinical trial is “A research study in which one or more human subjects are prospectively assigned to one or more interventions (which may include placebo or other control) to evaluate the effects of those interventions on health-related biomedical or behavioral outcomes.” (NIH)
      • See also information on basic experimental studies involving humans (BESH)
    • Researchers who are looking to commercialize a drug, biologic, or medical device
    How to add GCP training to your CITI account

  • Who needs to complete Export Compliance Awareness CITI training?

    • All active researchers
    • Suggested for campus staff who interface with research activities
    Export Compliance Awareness 

  • Who needs to complete Responsible Conduct of Research CITI training?

    • Researchers (student or staff) who are paid with grant funds that require such training
    • Suggested for all researchers

    NOTE: These courses do NOT fulfill the requirements for human subjects research (IRB) protocol approval.

    HOW TO ADD RCR TRAINING TO YOUR CITI ACCOUNT?

CITI Webinars

Our CITI subscription now includes access to all available Webinars at CITI. You can add Webinars by clicking “Add Courses” at the bottom of your KSU My Courses page. A current list of Webinars can also be found on the CITI website.