Public Events | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

Undergraduate programs at Messiah | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

Visit Messiah University | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

Financial Aid Options | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

Messiah | Private, Christian University in Pennsylvania | Bachelor Master

Recognitions and Rankings | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

Messiah University Undergraduate Career and Outcome Data | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Campus Directory | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

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
Public Events \| Messiah, a private Christian University in PAwww.messiah.edu/events/	81
Undergraduate programs at Messiah \| Messiah, a private Christian University in PAmessiah.edu/academics/undergraduate/	7
Visit Messiah University \| Messiah, a private Christian University in PAwww.messiah.edu/visit/	6
Financial Aid Options \| Messiah, a private Christian University in PAwww.messiah.edu/fin-aid/	4
Messiah \| Private, Christian University in Pennsylvania \| Bachelor Masterwww.messiah.edu/	2
Recognitions and Rankings \| Messiah, a private Christian University in PAwww.messiah.edu/rankings/	2
Messiah University Undergraduate Career and Outcome Data \| Messiah, a private Christian University in PAwww.messiah.edu/careers/	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingmessiah.edu/	2
Messiah \| Private, Christian University in Pennsylvania \| Bachelor Mastermessiah.edu/	2
Campus Directory \| Messiah, a private Christian University in PAwww.messiah.edu/offices/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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