Requirement | Before carrying out any research involving human subjects, USF students and faculty must first obtain approval from the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRBPHS). Pilot studies as well as reliability and validity studies also need IRBPHS approval.

The Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRBPHS) Website provides useful information, including the IRBPHS manual and application form. To view the current site, click here.

Two copies of the completed forms must be submitted to the following address:
IRBPHS
University of San Francisco
Counseling Psychology Department
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

For more information, please contact Dr. Terence Patterson, Ed.D., ABPP, Chairperson of the IRBPHS.