Forms and Templates
IRB Forms and Templates
Application and Addenda
eForm System
Consent Templates for Research with Adults
- Anonymous Survey Consent
- Use this template if you are conducting anonymous surveys, either on paper or online. Recommend using Qualtrics for anonymous online surveys. No wavier of signed consent is required in the eForm application since completion of the survey constitutes consent.
- Adult Consent - Letter Style for Social/Behavioral Research
- Use this template for all social/behavioral research with adults. Options are included in this template for oral and signed consent. If using oral consent, you must request a "Waiver of Signed Consent" in the eForm application.
- Adult Consent - Outline Style for Physical and Biomedical Research
- Use this template for all physical and biomedical research with adults. Options are included in this template for oral and signed consent. If using oral consent, you must request a "Waiver of Signed Consent" in the eForm application.
- Adult Consent- Exemption Category 1 Research
- Use this template if you are conducting course evaluation research with adult students.
- See Exemption Category 1 guidance to confirm this is the correct template for you to use.
Parent/Guardian Permission and Child Assent Forms for Research with Minors
- Child Assent - Elementary School
- Use this assent template if your research involves elementary school-age participants.
- Child Assent - Middle School and High School
- Use this assent template if your research involves middle or high school-age participants.
- Parent/Guardian Permission for Research
- Use this permission template if your research involves minors. This template is intended for research that does NOT qualfiy under Exemption Category 1.
- Parent/Guardian Permission - Exemption Category 1 Research
- Use this permission template if your education research involves minors. This template is only intended for research that qualifies under Exemption Category 1.
- See Exemption Category 1 guidance to confirm this is the correct template for you to use.
Instructions for Using Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Child Assent Templates
- Download the appopriate template(s) from above. Review the descriptions provided to determine which template(s) are the best fit for your research. Note that more than one template may be needed depending on the nature of your research methods.
- Fill in the informaiton relevant to your study using the prompts in blue text.
- It is very important to write your consent form in layperson's language that can easily be understood by your participants. An 8th grade reading level is recommended for the general population.
- The templates include language suggested y the IRB. Please adapt as necessary to be sure your consent form clearly explains your individual research clearly.
- Remove all instructions in red text. This includes the instructions at the top of the template and any options that are not appropriate.
- Include a copy of the consent/permission/assent form(s) to the IRB application exactly the way your participants will see it, with all text in black.
Additional Forms
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IACUC Forms
Legacy IACUC Report Forms (for protocols approved prior to 3-1-21)
Other Forms
- Species Chart (xls)(rtf)
- Animal Adoption Form
- Student Occupational Safety and Health Form
- Student Animal Worker Health Screening Questionnaire