HP Industry Regulations & Compliance 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which category of IRB review applies to honors research involving minimal risk, such as anonymous surveys on study habits?
- Full board review
- Expedited review
- Exempt review (Correct answer)
- Provisional review
Correct answer: Exempt review
Anonymous surveys involving minimal risk typically qualify for exempt review under federal regulations.
Question 2: An honors program that receives Title IV federal funding must comply with the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy, which typically requires students to maintain a minimum GPA of:
- 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (Correct answer)
- 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
- 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
Correct answer: 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
Federal SAP regulations require students to maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA to remain eligible for Title IV aid.
Question 3: The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) recommends that honors programs seeking credibility adhere to its:
- Mandatory federal certification process
- Basic Characteristics of a Fully Developed Honors Program (Correct answer)
- Standardized national honors curriculum framework
- Minimum enrollment and retention benchmarks
Correct answer: Basic Characteristics of a Fully Developed Honors Program
The NCHC's 'Basic Characteristics of a Fully Developed Honors Program' serves as the field's primary voluntary benchmark document.
Question 4: If an honors student co-publishes research with a faculty mentor, which regulatory concern is MOST critical to address before publication?
- Ensuring the student holds a professional license
- Verifying proper IRB approval and informed consent documentation (Correct answer)
- Obtaining permission from the state board of education
- Filing a trademark application for the research title
Correct answer: Verifying proper IRB approval and informed consent documentation
Any research involving human subjects requires documented IRB approval and informed consent before findings can be ethically published.
Question 5: HIPAA regulations would apply to an honors student's research project if the student:
- Surveys undergraduate students about their GPA
- Accesses identifiable patient health information from a hospital (Correct answer)
- Conducts focus groups about campus dining preferences
- Observes publicly available social media posts
Correct answer: Accesses identifiable patient health information from a hospital
HIPAA applies when research involves accessing protected health information (PHI) from covered entities like hospitals.
Question 6: Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing Title IX compliance at colleges and universities?
- The Department of Justice (DOJ)
- The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Education (Correct answer)
- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Correct answer: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Education
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigates Title IX complaints at educational institutions.
Question 7: An honors program must report a data breach exposing student records under which federal notification framework?
- The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- FERPA breach notification guidelines and applicable state breach laws (Correct answer)
- HIPAA breach notification rules
- SEC Regulation S-P
Correct answer: FERPA breach notification guidelines and applicable state breach laws
FERPA guidance and relevant state breach notification laws govern how institutions must respond to unauthorized disclosure of student records.
HP Industry Regulations & Compliance 3
Which category of IRB review applies to honors research involving minimal risk, such as anonymous surveys on study habits?