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If you are a University of Utah employee or student and have already registered for a University account, you will be able to access ERICA with your campus uNID.  If you are having issues logging into your account, you will need to contact your specific institutions help desk.  University of Utah users please contact Campus Information Services.

Who is eligible for a University of Utah uNID account?


  • Current University of Utah students
  • Current University of Utah paid employees
  • Current University of Utah volunteers, visiting scholars, and unpaid employees registered through Human Resources
  • Current University of Utah faculty, paid and unpaid
  • Employees at our Affiliate Institutions:
    • Intermountain Health Care
    • Veteran Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS)
    • Shriners Hospital for Children -- Salt Lake
  • ERICA users with established roles as review committee members and institutional officials. This includes reviewing members of IRB, RGE, COI, HCI-PRMC, and RDRC-HUS.

Creating an ERICA Account


The ERICA system synchronizes its login information with Campus Information Services. If you can log into CIS, you can log into ERICA.

To create the account:

  1. Go to the login page for ERICA.
  2. The login will be your UNID (remember to replace the first "0" of the number with a lower case "u".
  3. The password will be the same as it is for CIS.
  4. Once you have logged in, the system will recognize that you are logging in for the first time prompting you to fill out the "Self-Registration Page."
  5. Upon completion of the Self-Registration page, you will be asked to log in again. This time, it will direct you into ERICA.

Getting a University ID Number


You will need a uNID number to log into ERICA. If you are eligible to receive a uNID and don't have one, contact us at 801-581-3655 or at irb@hsc.utah.edu requesting assistance with the uNID process.

In order to complete the request form, we need specific information from you.  Be prepared to provide this information when you contact us:

  1. Full Name
  2. Date of Birth
  3. Last 4 digits of your Social Security Number (SSN)
  4. Home Address
  5. Any previously-issued University of Utah uNIDs (if applicable)
  6. Phone Number
  7. Email Address
  8. Start/End Date
  9. Reason for needing a uNID
  10. The name of the Department giving you authorization to have a uNID
  11. The name of the Department you will be working in

Campus Information Account Services


Since we synchronize our passwords with Campus Information Services, you must first create a password with this site.

  1. At this point, your default password is going to be your birthdate in the format MMDDYY or MMDD. If the 6 digit format does not work, try the 4 digit format. As soon as you enter your password and click the Sign-in button, you should see the Change Password screen.
  2. Change your password. Campus Information Systems is very particular about what it will accept as a viable password. Click to see the list of criteria for setting up a new password.
  3. Once you have created your new password, it takes 15 minutes for the ERICA system to recognize the change. After that time, you should be able to successfully login to the ERICA system.