The 
University of Arizona

Level Two Web Standards

Websites for all academic departments, research insititutes, centers and bureaus. Also includes UA committees, organizations and official student organizations.

Requirements for All Web Pages:

  • Page Title
    On the homepage, provide title tag that includes “The University of Arizona”; on all subsequent pages, provide an appropriate title tag.
  • Contact Information
    Provide a way for users to contact your homepage.
  • Provide a text titled "The University of Arizona" hyperlinked to www.arizona.edu
  • Make a good faith effort to meet UA Web Accessibility standards.
  • Be functional in all 4.x & 5.x and text-only browsers. Users must be able to navigate the website, view information, and print web pages regardless of the type of browser used with the exception of web-based applications.
  • Be functional with or without Javascript and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) with the exception of web-based applications.
  • Have a link to the UA Privacy Statement if the web page collects personal information.
  • Provide up-to-date and well maintained information; and
  • Abide by Policies & Procedures including Code of Conduct, Copyright, Advertising, and the Approved Use of University Computing and Communication Equipment policy.

Recommendations:

  • UA Banner
    All pages much include a UA banner. See UA Banner page for implementation timeline and exceptions.
  • Contact Information
    Provide a way for users to contact your department on every web page withing your site.
  • Use UA Red & Blue colors;
  • Web pages validate using W3c Markup and CSS validation tools
  • Provide a copyright statement: All contents copyright © 2007. Arizona Board of Regents.