RCR for Undergraduates and Master’s Degree Candidates

Undergraduates and master’s candidates who have an RCRResponsible Conduct of Research Full Definition compliance requirement under an NIHNational Institutes of Health Full Definition training grant or an NSFNational Science Foundation Full Definition research grant must complete an RCR-specific CITI training.

The RCR-specific CITI training involves five online modules: Introduction to RCRResponsible Conduct of Research Full Definition, Data Management, Mentoring, Plagiarism, and Reproducibility. It takes approximately 1-2 hours to complete.

CITI Course Sign-Up Instructions

1. Sign up for a CITI Account.
2. Affiliate with Boston University (please note that if you affiliate with Boston University Medical Campus through CITI, you will not be able to access the RCRResponsible Conduct of Research Full Definition course).
3. Select “Add a Course or Update Learner Groups.”
4. Select “Intro to RCRResponsible Conduct of Research Full Definition”