Human Subjects Review

Any time an individual employed by or attending Loyola College desires to collect research from any person, that individual is required to submit the plan of that data acquisition to the Institutional Review Board (IRB). If you are unsure whether your data collection qualifies as "research," please contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs before research is scheduled to begin.  All human subjects research must be approved before research begins.

The Request for Amendment form must be used whenever a Principal Investigator seeks to make any change to an already approved application.

Committee approvals are for one-year periods. If research activity extends past one year, the applicant must submit a Request for Renewal form at least three weeks prior to the expiration of the initial approved period.

Any problems connected with the use of human subjects once the project has begun must be reported to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and/or the IRB immediately.

For more information, review:
Policies and Procedures for Research Involving Human Participants

Important Forms

Human Subjects Review Application Form
Word 6.0 format
PDF file format

Request for Renewal Form
PDF file format
Word 6.0 format

Request for Amendment Form
PDF file format
Word 6.0 format

Sample Consent Form
PDF file format

Sample Assent Forms
Assent form - ages 7 to 12
Assent form - age 12 and over
(PDF File format)

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