Office of Research Compliance

Please note: this website is under development. Thank you for your patience [12/14/2023].

CITI Research Compliance Education

For compliance-related certification requirements, the University relies on CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative).  (Note: additional options are available for IRB compliance.)

  1. Register as a new CITI user
  2. Create a username and password
  3. Click on "Add a course or update your Learner Group for University of Montana"
    1. The next page is Select Curriculum with CITI Course Enrollment Procedures.  Near the bottom is the heading CITI Course Enrollment Questions.
    2. To select the appropriate Compliance Curriculum, navigate directly to the question/module under the headings: 
      • Q 1 = Laboratory Animal Welfare (IACUC)
      • Q 2 = IACUC Community Member 
      • Q 3 - 5 = Human Subject Research (IRB)
        • Q 3 - Basic Course by learner group
        • Q 4 - Learner group based on role and type of activity
        • Q 5 - Good Clinical Practice 
      • Q 6 = Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
      • Q 7 = Information Privacy and Security (IPS) for pre-professional and professional health care students and clinicians
      • Q 8 = Conflicts of Interest (COI)
      • Q 9 = Export Controls Regulations
      • Q10 = Biosafety/Biosecurity (IBC)
      • Q11 = Laboratory Chemical Safety (EH)