{"id":11916,"date":"2023-07-17T16:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T20:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/?page_id=11916"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T18:17:36","slug":"iacuc-determining-if-approval-is-required","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/compliance\/research-compliance\/iacuc\/iacuc-determining-if-approval-is-required\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 1: Determining if Approval is Required"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro-copy\">Although IACUC review and approval are not required for some activities, the committee is willing to conduct a standard review when required by funding agencies or publishers, or to provide a letter stating that no IACUC review was required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a 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