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Effective July 31, 2023, RCR training is required for all researchers supported by NSF, NIH, or USDA funding, including:

• Undergraduate students
• Graduate students
• Postdoctoral researchers
• Faculty and other senior personnel

This requirement applies to individuals who are financially supported by an NSF, NIH, or USDA award.

Individuals who are not supported by the award (e.g., volunteers or those participating for course credit only) are not required to complete RCR training.

At ÎÞÂëרÇø, RCR training must be completed within 60 days of the Notice of Award (NOA). However, RIC must verify completion before final award review and release of funding, so researchers are strongly encouraged to complete RCR training as early as possible.

Yes, these terms are generally used interchangeably.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) uses the term Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR), while other agencies and institutions commonly use Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). Both refer to the same principles of disseminating knowledge with rigor and reproducibility while creating a research environment characterized by integrity.

ÎÞÂëרÇø uses the terms interchangeably.

1. Go to
2. Search for and select ÎÞÂëרÇø
3. Log in using your ÎÞÂëרÇø NetID and password
4. Click to create a CITI Program account
5. Complete the Learner Registration steps. This will include selecting the appropriate training (i.e., Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR))
6. Answer the additional questions based on your role and research activities; your responses will determine your assigned course(s) and learner group (e.g., Social-Behavioral-Educational-Humanities, Engineering and Computing, Physical Sciences, Biomedical)
7. Your assigned trainings will appear under Courses Ready to Begin in your My Courses. Click on Start Now and complete all required modules

When you initially create a CITI account, you are enrolled in courses based on your responses in the Learner Registration. If you need to add or remove courses after your account has been created:

1. After logging into your CITI Program account, click View Courses for ÎÞÂëרÇø. This page will display your active and completed courses. The Learner Tools section is located at the bottom of the page.

• Adding a Training: Click Add a Course in the Learner Tools section to enroll in additional courses.
• Removing a Training: Click Remove a Course in the Learner Tools section to remove a course.

You will receive automated expiration email notifications before your training expires. To renew your training:

1. After logging into your account, click on View Courses for ÎÞÂëרÇø
2. Courses pending renewal will appear under Courses Ready to Begin
3. Click Start Now to begin the course

After logging in, your starting point will be the My Courses page, where your completed courses are listed by institution.

Once you are enrolled in your ÎÞÂëרÇø CITI courses, any modules that are shared between your previous institution and ÎÞÂëרÇø will automatically transfer to ÎÞÂëרÇø CITI credit. This transfer is based on each module’s unique ID number. If the courses do not match exactly, some credits may not transfer, and you may need to complete additional modules to receive a full Completion Report.

If your previous institution does not appear in your list of affiliations, click on Add an Affiliation to add it. Once you add your previous institution as an affiliate, the courses will transfer into your ÎÞÂëרÇø CITI account.

You can access your training completion records in the My Records tab, which includes all courses completed under your account.

To view or download your completion documents, select View-Print-Share under the Completion Record.

CITI Program provides two types of completion documents:

• Completion Reports: Detailed transcripts that include quiz scores
• Completion Certificates: Summary documents (diplomas) that confirm completion (no quiz scores; typically preferred for sharing