Year 1: Initial Training

To access SIS GradPlan, go to www.student.msu.edu and click on the Academic Progress tile. To access CITI modules, go to ora.msu.edu/train/programs/citi.html.

All new graduate and graduate professional students will complete (4) CITI online modules within the first year of enrollment in their program: 

• Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research
• Authorship
• Plagiarism
• Research Misconduct

For individuals involved in human or animal subjects research, the MSU training modules for those subjects must be completed before submitting IRB or IACUC approvals.

Completion of RCR Year 1 will be tracked in SIS GradPlan.  Chemistry graduate student is responsible for making sure information in SIS GradPlan is correct.