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consideration for the ERIC system each semester. A file of abstracts of
thesis will be maintained.

B. Institutional Review Board

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) whose Board members are full-
time faculty drawn from the four academic schools at Bowie State
University review applications from anyone (i.e., students, faculty,
researchers) requesting permission to conduct research involving
human subjects for compliance with the University guidelines and
Federal regulations regarding the protection of human subjects – Title
45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 46.

Research proposals from campus-based individuals or groups
submitting proposals for external funding or campus-based individuals
or groups conducting research off-campus must be submitted to the
IRB for review and approval before research can be initiated.

No research can go forward at Bowie State University without the
approval of IRB. Completed research projects that have been
conducted without the approval of the IRB will not be approved. The
proposal must be submitted to the IRB with all the requisite
attachments before a research project can be reviewed, approved and
undertaken:

 A statement of project approval from the department in
which the research is being conducted (students only)
 A signed memo of approval/support from student’s
advisor
 One original copy of the proposed consent form
 One original or typed copy of the IRB Proposed submission
form
 A detailed and complete research instrument (survey)
proposed to be used in the study
 Research abstract, statement of problem, purpose of
study, need for the study, research design-describing the
entire study population, sample and study procedure and
techniques, limitation of study, significance of study,
theoretical framework, variable definition, scope of study
and all the relevant information that describes your first
two chapters including your references.

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