Instructions for CITI Training

Instructions for those who have taken no previous CITI training

  1. Visit the Citi training page.
  2. Log in with your username and password (if you've previously registered). If you don't have an account, at the login page, click on "Register" to create an account. When setting up your CITI account, be sure to affiliate yourself with Wellesley College (even though Brandeis University reviews our IRB protocols).
  3. After you login, select "Wellesley College courses." This shows the courses you have completed, plus provides a list of additional tasks you can perform.
  4. Click "add a course" at the bottom of the page. This takes you to a screen of questions.
  5. Under the Question for Human Subjects Research, select the human subjects course that most closely matches your discipline.
  6. Click the "Submit" button to bring you to your "Wellesley College Courses" page, where you will see your chosen course listed.
  7. Click on the course title and begin the course by clicking on the first Module. We encourage you to complete this training over a number of sessions. CITI will track the modules you have successfully completed and you may sign in as often as you like.
  8. The IRB office will be notified when you complete the customized CITI training - there is no need to submit a printed copy of the completion report.

Instructions for those who have taken CITI training at a previous institution

If you have completed CITI training for another institution, you must still complete the Wellesley College customized CITI training. To do this, sign in using your username and password and affiliate yourself with Wellesley College (click the link Affiliate with Another Institution). The modules you have completed for your previous institution will be marked Completed. You must complete all modules marked Incomplete.

Instructions for completing the Refresher Course

  1. CITI human subjects training certificates are good for a period of three years and then you must take the Refresher course.
  2. Once you are signed in, you will be asked to select your curriculum.
  3. Choose a human subjects Refresher Course.
  4. Clicking the "Submit" button will bring you to your "Wellesley College Courses" page, where you will see your chosen course listed.
  5. Once you have completed the Refresher Course, choose any Special Topics courses that apply to your research. We encourage you to complete this training over a number of sessions. CITI will track the modules you have successfully completed and you may sign in as often as you like.
  6. The IRB office will be notified when you complete the customized CITI refresher course - there is no need to submit a printed copy of the completion report.