IRB University Research Reviewer (URR) Request Form
The University Research Reviewer (URR) will be assigned once the dissertation committee is ready for the oral defense, and he/she will be the final decision maker. Note: The URR will review the entire dissertation and make the final decision. If there are revisions need to be made, the URR will send it back for revisions and re-evaluate the students’ dissertation for final approval, CAO signatures, and publication.
When the supervisory committee is satisfied that the proposal meets all the requirements specified in the minimum standards rubric, the chair reconciles the Proposal Committee Rubric Analysis as approved and uploads the clean proposal, checklist, and Turnitin report to the reconciliation. The URR reviews the proposal, again using the minimum standards rubric, including items relevant to content, methodology, form and style, and ethical procedures. The URR either approves the proposal, which enables the student to set up an oral conference, or returns the proposal with a set of suggested revisions. The URR enters his or her review under Proposal URR Rubric Analysis. Students work with their committee to make any requested revisions.