Registering for CITI TrainingThrough Teachers College, Columbia University

Affiliates of Teachers College should search:

“Teachers College, Columbia University”

***Check: 1. Does your organization read,

“Teachers College, Columbia University”?

2. Have you checked both boxes?

This question asks about Continuing Education Unit credits for CITI. You do not need CEU credits and will not need to be recertified

with CITI. Mark this question, No.

If you marked the CEU credit

question as No, please leave this question blank.

Complete these three items based on your personal demographics

“Role in Research” is based on your current status as a researcher.

❖ If you are faculty or research staff and are the lead on a project, choose Principal Investigator

❖ If you are a doctoral or masters student conducting personal research, choose Student Researcher - Graduate level

❖ If you are part of a lab with a primary investigator (usually this is a TC professor), choose Research Assistant

❖ If you have dual roles, choose the most salient role

❖ Do not select a role with IRB in the title UNLESS you are on the IRB board

In most cases, you will only need to complete Q1: CITI Human

Subjects Research. TC does not require RCR or COI. Mark Question 2 and Question 3

as No.***sometimes, grants or other institutions may require you to complete Responsible Conduct of Research or

Conflict of Interest courses (i.e. working with vulnerable populations), in which case, you would mark the

corresponding questions as yes.

F A QQ1. How long does it take?

A1. The course is self-paced. CITI recommends 8 hours, however it highly varies based on your reading speed.

Q2: I’m an English Language Learner. Is there an option for me in my native language?

A2: CITI has language options for navigating their website. However, the training modules are only in English. If you would like further support, please try contacting CITI support at 888.529.5929

If you have questions or concerns about the rights of a research subject, you should contact the Institutional

Review Board (IRB) (the human research ethics committee) at 212-678-4105 or email IRB@tc.edu or you can write to the IRB at Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W. 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, Box 151. The IRB is the committee that oversees human research protection for

Teachers College, Columbia University.