Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

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As part of their degree requirements, doctoral students must complete two forms of RCR training:

1. Online Training: The online training, a CITI RCR course, must be successfully completed within 60 days of when applicable students begin the first full semester in their doctoral program.

2. RCR course for Doctoral Students Doctoral students covered by this policy are required to complete successfully CS 7001, PHIL 6000 OR an academic program's In-house RCR course for doctoral students. Students are strongly encouraged to complete an RCR course for doctoral students within the first 12 months of their doctoral program. In general, doctoral students who need to take PHIL 6000 are encouraged to do so during the first summer session after they begin their doctoral program at Georgia Tech.