INSTRUCTIONS for FILING an ANIMAL PROTOCOL

This section contains the forms needed to obtain University Animal Care and Use Committee (UACUC) review and approval of research and teaching projects using live, vertebrate, non-human animals, as required by federal law and SFSU policy.

Protocol Approval Form
Animal Subject Protocol Approval Form & Instructions		All research protocols submitted to the Office for the Protection of Human Subjects must use this form, signed by your advisor and the chair or your department. Download in [PDF] and [Word]

Supplemental Forms
Supplemental Survival Surgery Form		Example in [PDF] and [Word]

Alternatives
Alternatives Section Sample		A "alternatives" section taken from an approved protocol. Example in [PDF] and [Word]

Renewing Research
Animal Subjects Annual Continuation Form		Use only the elements that apply to your research. Example in [PDF] and [Word]

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Last Updated: November 2007

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