Thesis, Project, Dissertation, or Doctoral Project Proposal Approval Form
The University of Southern Mississippi
Graduate School
118 College Drive #5024 Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Academic Level:
Date:
School:
Student Name (First, Middle, Last): Student ID:
Student's Degree: Student's Emphasis:
Committee Chair:
Committee Member Signatures
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Committee:
Committee:
Committee:
Committee:
Committee:
Signature:
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Graduate Director/Coordinator: Signature: Date:
Student's Signature: Date:
Print Name
Will your research involve human subjects? Will your research involve animal subjects?
All human subjects research conducted by Southern Miss faculty, students and staff requires prior approval by the University’s Institutional Review Board
(IRB). The IRB is responsible for ensuring that proposed research meets the relevant federal and institutional standards and guidelines. All investigations and
experiments involving human subjects in any way, regardless of funding source, must be reviewed and sanctioned by the IRB before beginning the research.
Data collected before formal IRB approval is received may not be used under any circumstances. Upon approval, the IRB manager will send the principal
investigator an approval letter from the IRB Chair electronically. Expect 3 – 4 weeks for approval from the time the form is submitted to the IRB by the school
director.
Animals used in the University’s research and educational activities must be treated humanely and in accord with widely accepted best practices and
principles. Federal law requires prior review and approval of all activities involving live vertebrates by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC).
This PDF form is fillable. Handwritten copies will not be accepted.
