Policies and Procedures

Members of the biology and psychology faculty of the University of San Diego, sharing common interests in the use of non-human animals for teaching and research, and common concerns for the humane treatment of those animals, formalized their commitments by making explicit the principles that they have followed, by establishing an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Official status as a Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences was granted in 1984 by the Dean of that College.

Applicability

For purpose of these policies and procedures:

1. An animal is defined as a member of any non-human, vertebrate species.
2. The Responsible Institutional Official is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
3. The term “research facility” shall include reference to the facility’s functions in providing research and teaching.
4. The provisions of these policies and procedures are applicable to all research, testing and teaching involving the use of animals in programs of the University of San Diego.