Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) Program at Penn State

As part of the Council of Graduate School's Project for Scholarly Integrity and internal university initiatives, Penn State University is implementing required graduate student education in the responsible conduct of research (RCR) through a program called Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI). This program is required of all graduate students beginning with students entering the university in Fall 2009. The SARI program model includes both interdisciplinary and program-specific RCR education and includes two parts. First, during the first year of enrollment, graduate students are required to complete an online RCR training program provided by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). Next, graduate engage in an additional 5 hours of discussion-based RCR education prior to degree completion. These discussions will encompass both universal and discipline-specific material.

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