Frequently Asked Questions
Who needs to complete the Responsible Academic Conduct training?
Graduate degree-seeking students must complete training within their first long semester.
What is the purpose of this training?
An essential part of the graduate experience is to raise the awarenessto professional standards of research ethics, integrity, and safety, and of challenges
that students may face throughout their careers. To supplement the effort provided by our exceptional
Texas Tech faculty, the Graduate School in collaboration with the Office of Research
and Innovation has developed a training that addresses academic practices such as data management, intellectual property,
management of conflict of interest, ethical use of humans and animals in research,
social responsibility of research, effective collaboration, and research misconduct.
What happens if I do not take the training by the deadline?
Graduate students who do not complete the training by the deadline will have a registration hold (TT) placed on their enrollment records.
Am I exempt from the mandatory training?
Only Graduate Students who are only seeking a graduate certificate are exempt from
the mandatory training.
I'm an online/hybrid student; do I have to take the training?
Yes, all graduate degree-seeking students, whether they are on campus or online/hybrid students, must complete the training.
In addition to being a graduate student, I am also a staff member; do I still have to complete the training?
Yes, even though you are a staff member, you are still required to take the training.
I took CITI training at a previous institution; do I have to take the training?
Yes, the Graduate School has created customized modules for students at our institution.
You must retake the training.
I have already completed Human Subjects training to meet requirements set by my department. Do I have to complete the training?
You have only completed the Human Subjects training course, not the course that the
Graduate School has mandated. Thus, you must take one of the courses listed on the home page.
The registration asks for my "Role in Research"; how should I respond?
Please ensure you are using the correct link ( go.grad.ttu.edu/rcr ) to access the training and login in with your TTU email address. If you are an HSC or ELP student please use your Texas Tech Email instead of your HSC/ELP Email.
I logged in and I have no courses so does that mean I don't have to complete the training?
Graduate degree-seeking students must complete the training. Since we allow our students to self-select
the training topic, you must manually add the course. Please see the home page for recommendations.
How long does it take to complete the training?
Most people complete the training in 2-3 hours.
How do I verify that I have completed the training?
Please review DegreeWorks to confirm your training is marked as completed. Results usually take 24-48 hours
to upload. If your results aren’t listed after 48 hours of completing your training please reach out to responsible.academic.conduct.gradschool@ttu.edu with your completion record and Rnumber.
Is Responsible Academic Conduct Training the same as Responsible Scholarship Training?
Starting May 31st, 2023, the Graduate School will no longer accept any of the Responsible
Scholarship Courses under the Texas Tech University Citi Page and we will only accept
the Responsible Conduct of Research Courses under the Texas Tech University Graduate
School Citi Page for fulfilling the Graduate School training requirement.
Have Further Questions?
Please contact responsible.academic.conduct.gradschool@ttu.edu
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