All colleges in the United States who offer doctorate degrees have an Institutional Review Board (IRB). The purpose of this protocol is for the protection of human subjects used in research studies. During the dissertation process, the third milestone is the IRB application and approval process. Once the Dissertation Proposal is approved, the doctoral candidate must submit the IRB application for approval from the IRB. Because data collection requires the approval from the IRB, the doctoral candidate cannot collect data until approval is obtained from the IRB. During this process, the IRB will determine all requirements are met before approval is granted (specified in 45 CFR 46.111 and 21 CFR 56.111). IRB will review the candidates
