During the hearing, investigators may amend their proposal in response to concerns of HSRC members. After the hearing, members of the HSRC vote to either approve or disapprove the proposed project. In order for the HSRC to have adequate information on which to base their review of a proposed project, the investigator or instructor submitting a proposal must attach a written description of the project. A description of the materials to which subjects will be exposed during the course of the study, procedures for conducting the study, and a description of the independent and dependent variables under study. All communications with the HSRC should be submitted to the Research Services Office.
Approved protocols are good for a period of one year.
All student investigators must have a College supervisor who is responsible for insuring that all procedures of the approval are complied with by the investigator. Class projects may be reviewed as one proposal, at the discretion of the instructor. If the entire class is not using the same procedure, each student or group of students using a different procedure must submit the required information, but the class project will still be considered one proposal. In this way, approval for the projects will take very little time. In all cases, it is the responsibility of the instructor to ensure that students use only approved procedures.