University of North Texas 
IACUC Protocol Submission
IACUC Protocol Submission
- About
- Protocol Submission
- Field and Observational Research
- Animal Tissue Use
- Standard Procedures
- Forms and Templates
- Required Training
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Resources for Working with Animals
- UNT Vivarium
- Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns
To submit a new Animal Use Protocol or an amendment, annual review report, or closure request for an existing study to the UNT IACUC, please complete the appropriate form (IACUC Forms and Templates) and submit your signed final copy to untiacuc@unt.edu. Only eligible Principal Investigators may make a formal submission.
- Submissions must be complete to be reviewed.
- New protocols are approved for a maximum of 3 years, and the progress of ongoing studies will be reviewed by the IACUC annually through submission of an Annual Review. Studies that exceed 3 years must submit a de-novo renewal protocol prior to the expiration of the previous protocol. Should there be a lapse between the closure of a study and the approval of a renewal submission, all work must stop, and any animals on the study must be transferred to a UNT IACUC Holding Protocol.
Review Process
Submissions are reviewed in the order they are received. A pre-review for completeness and compliance is performed by an IACUC Administrator before the documents are sent to the committee. The committee then reviews submissions through Designated Member Review (DMR), Full Committee Review (FCR), or Veterinary Verification and Consultation.
Submissions are sent to all committee members for consideration of DMR. If members do not request that the submission be reviewed at a full committee meeting, the Chair will assign one or two members to review the submission. Once reviewers have completed their assessment of the documents, they may approve, request modifications, or request that the protocol be reviewed by the full committee (FCR).
To facilitate a timely IACUC review, the committee meets on the third Monday of each month. All submissions must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Monday three weeks PRIOR to the scheduled meeting. Submissions received after this deadline will be deferred to the next scheduled meeting. Investigators may be notified when their submission will be reviewed by Full Committee and are invited to attend the meeting to answer any questions the committee may have. The committee may vote to approve, deny, table, or request modifications on any proposal.
Once a submission has been approved, the Principal Investigators will receive an official letter of approval signed by the IACUC Chair.