Exemptions Checklist
EXEMPTION CHECKLIST PROJECTS INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS
(INCLUDES SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS)
PART 1
If the proposed project fits into one of the following categories (A - D) AND the investigator can
answer "NO" to all of the questions in Part II, the project can be considered "exempt" from
review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB)--approval from Department Chair of his/her
designated representative is the only requirement:
Categories which are exempt from IRB review:
A. Research conducted in established educational settings, involving normal educational
practices, such as (i) research on regular and special education instructional strategies, or (ii)
research on the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional techniques, curricula, or
classroom management methods.
B. Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, achievement),
survey procedures, interview procedures or observation of public behavior, unless:
(i) Information obtained is recorded in such a manner that human subjects cannot be
identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects; and (ii) any disclosure of
the human subjects' responses outside the research could reasonably place the subjects at
risk of criminal or civil liability or be damaging to the subjects' financial standing or
employability, or reputation.
C. Research, involving the collection or study of existing data, documents, records, pathological
specimens, or diagnostic specimens, if these sources are publicly available or if the information
is recorded by the investigator in such a manner that subjects cannot be identified.
D. Taste and food quality evaluation and consumer acceptance studies, (i) if wholesome foods
without additives are consumed or
(ii) if a food is consumed that contains a food ingredient at or below the level and for a
use fonud to be safe, or agricultural chemical or environmental contaminant at or below
the level and for a use found to be safe by the Food and Drug Administration or approved
by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Exemption Checklist
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Exemptions Checklist
PART II
1.
Are any participants under the age of 18? Yes ______ No
2.
Are any participants prisoners? Yes ______ No ______
3.
Are any participants mentally disabled individuals?
Yes ______ No
4.
For projects OTHER THAN SURVEYS OR INTERVIEWS, are any participants
pregnant? Yes ______ No
If the project does not fit into one of the exempt categories OR there is a "YES" answer in Part
II, the project MUST be review by Beth Seaton, Chair of the WIU Institutional Review Board.
PART III
I have reviewed the attached project and judge it to be: ______Exempt ______Not Exempt from
IRB Review.
Departmental Approval:
Name:
Date:
Questions may be addressed to:
Beth Seaton
Sponsored Projects Administrator Chair
WIU Institutional Review Board
320 Sherman Hall
(309) 298-1191