Human Subjects Protection Training Requirement

CITI online training is required for ALL YSU-affiliated Investigators who plan to collect data on Human Subjects. The Investigator must complete the training BEFORE the protocol application is submitted and include the Certificate of Completion with the protocol submission material. The certification of training is valid for 3 years from the time of completion.

To Register for CITI online training:

To register for an account in CITI Program, follow the directions below:

  1. Click on the “Register” button in the upper right-hand corner of the website to bring up the registration page.
  2. Enter “Youngstown State University” in the search box.
  3. Select the box that you Agree to the Terms of Service.
  4. Affirm you are an affiliate of Youngstown State University.
  5. Enter your first and last name along with your YSU email address and a secondary email address.
  6. Choose a username and password for your account (the password is case sensitive). Your username will be part of the completion report received at the end of the course.
  7. Select and answer a security question.
  8. Skip the question would you like to connect your ORCID® iD to your CITI program account.
  9. Enter your country of residence.
  10. Enter “No” to the question “May we contact you to provide information about other courses and services after you complete your CITI Program coursework?”
  11. Click “Finalize registration”.
  12. Select “No” on the CE (Continuing Education) Credit Status question. YSU will not cover the expense for Continuing Education Credits; they must be paid for by the learner.
  13. On the “Affiliate with an institution“ page, select your language preference and complete all fields with an asterisks (your YSU email address, Department and Role).

This completes the registration process. You may continue to select your courses in “Select Curriculum” by going through the questions or log out and come back.

 

To select your courses in CITI Program

Once your account has been created and you are logged in, you select “my courses” from the top menu and follow the directions below to register for the course(s) by answering some questions.

  1. Under “Institutional Courses” and next to “Youngstown State University”, click on “View Courses”.
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and choose “Add a Course”.
  3. Answer the questions under “Select Curriculum” and click “Next”.
  4. Your are now enrolled in the course(s). The courses appear under “Courses Ready to Begin”.

It is not necessary to complete all of the modules at one time, you can log out and log back in at a later time with the username and password you chose in the registration process as many times as necessary until you complete all of the required modules.

To begin the training modules:

If you did not complete the training at the time of registration, log in with the username and password your chose. The Main Menu Page will display the selections you made during registration.

  1. Select the option you have chosen and the list of modules will be displayed.
  2. Select the Integrity Assurance Statement. You must agree to the Terms of Service before you can begin the training modules.
  3. Work your way through the required modules. You can re-take any module before you complete the entire course to achieve a better score if you choose.
  4. You can add other specialized courses that may be required by your research by selecting “Add a course or update learner groups” from the main menu. A list of all courses available to YSU researchers will be displayed and you can select any applicable course.

After you have completed training:

Save an electronic copy of the training completion certificate or print one out. Do not send it to the IRB at this time. When you are ready to submit your project to the IRB, include a copy of the certificate with the IRB protocol submission form and supporting documents.