Institutional Review Board
California Lutheran University's Institutional Review Board's (IRB) primary responsibility is to protect the rights, welfare, and privacy of all human participants in research conducted by California Lutheran University faculty, staff and students.
The IRB reviews all research studies involving human subjects for safety, compliance with regulations, and ethical standards. The IRB provides guidance and resources for students, faculty, staff and study team members.
Human Subjects Research Activities
All research activities at Cal Lutheran involving human subjects must receive IRB approval or be determined exempt from IRB review before any research activities involving human subjects may begin. Cal Lutheran investigators are expected to conduct human subjects research in an ethical manner in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations, institutional policy, and as described in the IRB approved or exempt certified protocol.
Please Note: Research activities involving human subjects cannot receive IRB approval or an exempt determination retroactively. Federal regulations allow for IRB approval only when it is prior to the initiation of the research activities.
IRB Review and Committee Meetings
All applications are processed on a rolling basis as they are submitted through Cayuse. Most applications can be reviewed by a member of the Committee; however, if an IRB Submission is determined to need Full Board Review, it will be reviewed at the next Committee Meeting with at least a two-week lead time. For example, if an application is submitted the week of a Committee Meeting and it is determined to need Full Board Review, it will get reviewed at the following meeting. Committee Meetings are typically held on a monthly basis.
Full Board Meeting Review Dates:
Summer 2025
To be scheduled as needed.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Regulations, Policy and Guidance
FWA# 00023488
IORG# 0005903
IRB#00007117