Modesto Junior College does not currently have a standing Institutional Review Board
(IRB). If you are interested in recruiting MJC students and/or employees as participants
for your external research study, please complete the following steps to ensure your
study is completed in compliance with MJC's External Research Process:
Obtain IRB approval from your institution or partnering institution (in cases where
MJC employees may be collaborating on research with other colleges/universities).
Email your request to recruit MJC students and/or employees for your research study
to the Office of College Research & Planning. In this email, please include the following documents:
IRB approval letter from your institution (including the full IRB application that
was submitted)
CITI Training completion certificate (must have been completed within the last three
years)
A brief description of how you plan to engage MJC students and/or employees, including
an estimated timeframe of engagement
DO NOT begin recruiting MJC students and/or employees as participants for your external research
study until you have received an approval notification from the Office of College
Research & Planning.
Frequently Asked Questions
I am an MJC employee conducting a research study for my dissertation or thesis. Do
I need approval to conduct my study at MJC?
Yes. Please follow MJC's External Research Process, outlined above.
I want to use MJC data in my research study. What do I need to do to access the data
I need?
Access to MJC data for use in a research study that will be published and/or disseminated
outside of MJC requires approval through MJC's External Research Process. Please note,
requests for data with identifiable information will be denied.
I am a MJC Faculty member planning to have my students complete research studies as
a class project. Are my students required to obtain IRB approval?
No. Because the research study is being completed as a class project, with no intention
of publishing the results or dissemination outside of MJC, students do not need to
go through the External Research Process.
If you are interested in having your students experience the IRB application process
in your classroom, we are happy to provide you documents that can be used as class
assignments (e.g., IRB application and other forms that may be seen during the IRB
process).
