Valparaiso University

Apply - Valparaiso University

Paying For Valpo - Valparaiso University

Loans - Valparaiso University

Visit - Valparaiso University

Financial Aid - Valparaiso University

Applying and Renewal of Financial Aid - Valparaiso University

Christ College - The Honors College -

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Tuition and Fees - Valparaiso University

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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October 2025

September 2025

	Title / URL	Issues
	Valparaiso Universitywww.valpo.edu/	2
	Apply - Valparaiso Universitywww.valpo.edu/admission/apply/	2
	Paying For Valpo - Valparaiso Universitywww.valpo.edu/aid/paying-for-valpo/	2
	Loans - Valparaiso Universitywww.valpo.edu/aid/loans/	2
	Visit - Valparaiso Universitywww.valpo.edu/admission/visit/	2
	Financial Aid - Valparaiso Universitywww.valpo.edu/aid/	2
	Applying and Renewal of Financial Aid - Valparaiso Universitywww.valpo.edu/aid/apply-renew/	2
	Christ College - The Honors College -www.valpo.edu/christ-college/	2
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.valpo.edu/	2
	Tuition and Fees - Valparaiso Universitywww.valpo.edu/aid/tuition/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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