Both UC Davis and Fresno State have human subjects review committees. However, at UC Davis, ALL research, whether exempt or not, must be reviewed by the UC Davis Human Subjects Committee.
Exempt research receives an expedited review.
The human subjects review process at both campuses is very important and is taken very seriously. Any violations of campus or federal human subjects protection policies can have catastrophic results. The universities can lose all federal funding and be banned from receiving future funding. The loss of funds has already happened on some university campuses. Failure to read and understand the requirements or fill out the forms correctly will result in major delays in your research.