• UCSC Investigators (anyone with a CruzID Gold login)
  • UCSC New Learners - Create a CITI Program Learner Account
  • UCSC Current Learners
    • Associate Your CruzID with Your Existing CITI Account
    • Verify Your Institutional Email Address
• External Investigators (anyone who does not have a CruzID Gold login)
  • External New Learners - Create a CITI Program Learner Account
  • External Current Learners - Affiliate Your Existing CITI Account with UCSC

UCSC Investigators (anyone with a CruzID Gold login)

UCSC New Learners - Create a CITI Program Learner Account

If you have never logged into CITI Program before:

• Log in to the CITI Program using your CruzID and Gold password. 
• Select “I don’t have a CITI Program account and I need to create one.” 
• Select “Create a New CITI Program Account”.

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UCSC Current Learners

Associate Your CruzID with Your Existing CITI Account

If you have logged into CITI Program before but not using your CruzID and Gold password:

• Log in to the CITI Program using your CruzID and Gold password. 
• Select “I already have a CITI Program account.” 
• Enter your CITI username and password.
• Select “Log In”.

Verify Your Institutional Email Address

In order for your CITI records to display in Cayuse, your Institutional Email Address in CITI needs to be your CruzID@ucsc.edu address. NOTE: If you have a UCSC email alias, do not use it in this field.

To verify and update your Institutional Email Address in CITI:

• Once you are logged in to CITI, in the top right corner of the browser window use the dropdown arrow next to your name and choose "Profiles".
• Scroll down to the Institutional Profiles section and select the "Edit Profile" button next to "University of California, Santa Cruz".
• Confirm that "Institutional email address" has your CruzID@ucsc.edu email address. NOTE: Your CruzID is the login name you use to log into your campus email account.
• If "Institutional email address" has something else (e.g., an email alias or an @soe.ucsc.edu address) change it to your CruzID@ucsc.edu email and also update the Verify Institutional Email Address field.
• Scroll down and select "Update".

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External Investigators (anyone who does not have a CruzID Gold login)

External New Learners - Create a CITI Program Learner Account

If you have never logged into CITI Program before:

• Go to CITI Program and select “Register”.
• Under Select Your Organization Affiliation enter “Santa Cruz” and select “University of California, Santa Cruz”. (Do not select the  “SSO” option.)
• Select “Create a New CITI Program Account”. (Do not select the  “SSO” option.)
• Select the checkboxes to agree to the terms of service and affirm that you are a UCSC affiliate.
• Select “Continue To Create Your CITI Program Username/Password”.
• Enter the requested information.
  • NOTE: For “Institutional email address” enter the email address you use in your CITI profile; a UCSC email address is not required. If you have a UCSC email address, follow the instructions for UCSC Investigators.

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External Current Learners - Affiliate Your Existing CITI Account with UCSC

If you have a CITI Program Learner Account with your institution:

• Log into CITI using your institution’s credentials.
• Click on your name in the upper right-hand corner and select "Profiles" in the drop down.
• Select "Add an Affiliation".
• Enter "University of California, Santa Cruz".
• Select the checkboxes to agree to the terms of service and affirm affiliation with the University of California, Santa Cruz.
• For “Institutional email address” enter the email address you use in your CITI profile; a UCSC email address is not required. If you have a UCSC email address, follow the instructions for UCSC Investigators.

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