CITI Training for Human Subjects Researchers Creating your CITI

CITI Training for Human Subjects Researchers

This document contains information about:

(1) Creating your CITI account with step-by-step instructions for registering (pages 1-10);

(2) Completing CITI courses and training (pages 11-15); and

(3) Frequently Asked Questions (pages 16-17)

This document has been prepared with our student researchers in mind. New faculty and staff conducting

human subjects research may find this guide helpful as well, but may have different required courses to add

and complete.

Creating your CITI Account

Step 1:

Go to the CITI Program Login webpage. If you have not created an account through SUNY Oswego, click on the

“register” icon.

If you are a student who has completed CITI training in the past at SUNY Oswego or at another institution, we answer

how to log back into your account in the “frequently asked questions” section starting on page 16.

Step 2:

Identify the organization through which you are registering (SUNY – College of Oswego). Once you start typing “SUNY” a

list of all SUNY institutions will begin to populate, be sure to choose “College of Oswego.” Additionally, be sure to click

each checkbox highlighted below before continuing.

Step 3:

Enter the required personal information. Be sure to use your SUNY Oswego email address for this step. Only use your

personal email as a secondary email, if you choose to provide one.

Step 4:

Even though CITI asks you to create a username, it is best that you use your Oswego email address as the username so

that it is easy for CITI administrators to identify your information, if you were to encounter difficulties logging in during

future sessions. Additionally, you may want to create your CITI Password to be the same as your LakerID password. This

can help to avoid any confusion or having to remember multiple credentials for login purposes. The required security

question can be anything of your choosing.

Step 5:

Select the country where you live while you are studying at Oswego. If you add “USA”, the United States will

automatically populate within a dropdown list.

Step 6:

Completing the CITI training for the purpose of research is free for you as a student member of the SUNY Oswego

community. However, through the CITI program, you can pay to earn Continuing Education (CE) credits. Unless you

would like to sign up for these CE credits choose “No” in this section.

Step 6 (cont.)

The following questions are required, choose which option you would prefer.

Step 7:

Only the following questions that are marked with an * are required to proceed. These questions are about your

institutional (Oswego) email address and your department (e.g., Psychology for Psychology majors).

You can choose to provide any additional information in this section.

Step 8:

Selecting curriculum:

The next few questions help populate the CITI courses that will be listed under your account.

As you are working with human subjects, you should choose:

● Human Subjects Research

● Responsible Conduct of Research

● Revised Common Rule

Step 9:

Based on your selections in step 8, you may see two additional questions.

These questions will not let you choose more than one group at a time, so start with the one answer that best fits your

status.

If you are a student researcher, the best starting answer is the learner group of: Students conducting no more than

minimal risk.

You may also see a question about responsible conduct of research if you checked that box on step 8. Students should

select the undergraduate student option.

Step 10:

Once you have chosen your required course, you may be asked to finalize your registration.

Once you have finalized your registration, you will be brought to your account homepage.

Congratulations! You’re ready to begin viewing and completing courses.

You can start, stop, continue, or add more courses to your account at any time.

Completing your CITI Training and Courses

Step 1:

From your account homepage, Click View Courses

Step 2

Click Start Now on the course of your choosing.

Step 3

Starting your course

Each course begins with an assurance statement before presenting you with content.

Step 4

Complete your courses

Once in your courses, you will be presented with modules relating to specific topics. Some modules you read on your

own, while other modules may have audio and visual components you can watch and listen to. The exact number of

modules varies depending on the course, as do the number of quizzes in the modules.

You can start, stop, and resume your courses at any time. Your progress will be saved.

Step 5

Completion Record Verification

When you complete a course, you will see your final score for that course and a link to view, print, or share your results.

When you click view print and save record, you will be able to print either a completion report or a completion

certificate. Both documents can be saved as a PDF for easy sharing.

Frequently Asked Questions

I already have a CITI account. How do I log back in?

If you already have an account with CITI, you would want to log back in or use the reset account information to be able

to gain access.

When you are on the home screen for citi training, click the “forgot?” button. If you forgot both your username and

password, then you should start with the “forgot?” button next to username to reset your username first before

resetting your password.

I need to print a certificate for a course I already took. How do I do this?

Scroll to the bottom of your screen and locate the learner tools. Click “View Previously completed coursework.”

You will then be able to view courses you completed and print completion records.

My professor is asking me to complete additional CITI courses. What do I do?

You can easily add citi courses. When logged into your account, scroll down to the learner tools and select “add a

course.”

From here you would want to revisit steps 8-10 to determine which courses you need to add, selecting the

recommended options to populate the courses you need.

What if I have a CITI account and completed training at another institution before transferring here?

Please log into your existing CITI account. At the top of the screen, next to your name, click add institutional affiliation.

You can then search the text box and follow the instructions covered starting on page 2 for adding your SUNY Oswego

information.

Who can I contact if I have questions?

If you are having problems with the CITI website, we recommend contacting CITI directly. Their support

information appears at the bottom of your login screen.

If you are having problems understanding what courses your professor wants you to take, please contact them

directly.

If you have any additional questions or difficulties with the CITI Training process, please contact:

[email protected]

Your question may be forwarded to a member of the HSC committee to better assist you with your questions.

We also welcome any recommendations, questions, or examples you would like future versions of this

document to include.

See below for the list of required CITI courses for all researchers

and research committee members.

List of Required Courses - All Researchers

Animal Researcher

IACUC Committee

Member

Human Subjects

Researchers

HSC Committee

Member

Required:

Working with Animals in the Wild

Working with Animals in the Lab

Required:

IACUC Members

IACUC Community

Members

Required:

Revised Common Rule

(Students and faculty

members who are co-PI on

students’ projects)

Students - Class projects

Required:

IRB Members -

Basic/Refresher

Revised Common Rule

CITI Health Information

Privacy and Security

(HIPS) for Investigators or

Research Administrators

Choose from the following courses

based on your research:

Working with Amphibians in Research

Settings

Working with Animals in Biomedical

Research - Refresher Course

Working with Cats in Research Settings

Working with Dogs in Research Settings

Working with Ferrets in Research

Settings

Working with Gerbils in Research

Settings

Working with Guinea Pigs in Research

Settings

Working with Hamsters in Research

Settings

Working with Mice in Research

Working with Non-Human Primates in

Research Settings

Working with Rabbits in Research

Settings

Working with Rats in Research Settings

Working with Swine in Research

Settings

Biomedical Research - Basic/Refresher

Biomedical Responsible Conduct of

Research

Suggested:

Working with Animals in

the Wild

Working with Animals in

the Lab

Choose from the following

courses based on your

research:

Responsible Conduct of

Research for Undergrad

Students

Social & Behavioral Research

- Basic/Refresher

Social and Behavioral

Responsible Conduct of

Research

Biomedical Data or

Specimens Only Research -

Basic/Refresher

Biomedical Research -

Basic/Refresher

Biomedical Responsible

Conduct of Research

Humanities Responsible

Conduct of Research

CITI Health Information

Privacy and Security (HIPS)

for Investigators or Research

Administrators

CITI Health Information

Privacy and Security (HIPS)

for Students and Instructors

Suggested:

Students - Class projects

Social & Behavioral

Research -

Basic/Refresher