Articulation Agreements | Mercyhurst

Parent Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Mercyhurst

Confirm | Mercyhurst

Benefits and Services for Veterans | Mercyhurst

International Admissions | Mercyhurst

2026 Graduation | mercyhurst.edu

Distance Learning for Online Programs | Mercyhurst

Admissions and Aid | Mercyhurst

Centennial | Mercyhurst

Dual Enrollment Program | Mercyhurst

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

list-not-following-semantics

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Title / URL	Issues
Articulation Agreements \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/academics/articulation-agreements	28
Parent Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/admissions-aid/parent-faqs	18
Confirm \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/confirm	14
Benefits and Services for Veterans \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/financial-aid/veterans	13
International Admissions \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/admissions/international	12
2026 Graduation \| mercyhurst.eduwww.mercyhurst.edu/graduation	11
Distance Learning for Online Programs \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/academics/distance-learning	10
Admissions and Aid \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/admissions	8
Centennial \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/centennial	5
Dual Enrollment Program \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/dual-enrollment	3

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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