The following tables outline PI eligibility for UTD affiliated personnel.
Expedited / Full Board Review
| Titles and Appointments | Principal Investigator Eligibility |
| Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty (Assistant, Associate, Professor) | Yes |
| Clinical Professors | Yes |
| Visiting Faculty (Assistant, Associate, or Professor) | No, except with a Faculty Sponsor |
| Adjunct (Assistant, Associate, or Professor) | No, except with a Faculty Sponsor |
| Research Scientist | No, except with a Faculty Sponsor |
| All other Titles and Appointments | No, except with a Faculty Sponsor |
Exempt Study Review
| Titles and Appointments | Principal Investigator Eligibility |
| Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty (Assistant, Associate, Professor – includes Emeriti) | Yes |
| Visiting Faculty (Assistant, Associate, or Professor) | Yes |
| Adjunct (Assistant, Associate, or Professor) | Yes – with department head approval |
| Research Scientist | Yes |
| Instructor/Teaching Associate | Yes |
| UTD Staff Member (title of Director of higher) | Yes (only full time staff members) |
| All other Titles and Appointments | No |
