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Undergraduate course-based research activities may be delegated to a departmental Research Ethics Committee (REC) if you meet the specific criteria.
If your research qualifies for departmental ethics review, you must fill out a REC Review Application form and submit it to your department's research ethics committee (REC). If your department does not have a REC (check for REC), submit your ethics application to the Research Ethics Board, using the ROMEO research portal.
Before completing the form, you must review Laurier’s Policy 11.13 on Ethics Review of Research Involving Humans.
All individuals listed on the application for review must also complete the current online TCPS2 Course on Research Ethics (CORE) and provide proof of completion.
Your research activity may qualify for departmental research ethics committee (REC) review if you meet all of the following criteria:
If any of the above criteria is not met, the project must be submitted to the University Research Ethics Board (REB).
* In some cases, graduate classwork may be subject to review by the REC. This can only occur if the instructor has sought previous approval to do so from the REB. Details on this process can be found in the Request for REC Review for Graduate-Level Course-Based Research Projects document.
If you meet the criteria:
All correspondence related to your application will be sent to your Laurier email address.
Departmental REC Documents
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REB@wlu.ca
Office Location: Alumni Hall
Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.