Qualifying for In-State Tuition | Virginia State University

National HBCU Studies Data Collection and Research Center | Virginia State University

Current Students | Virginia State University

Virginia College Affordability Network (VCAN) | Virginia State University

Admissions | Virginia State University

SACSCOC | Virginia State University

Virginia State University

Trojans Splash Page | Virginia State University

Trojan Link | Virginia State University

Academics | Virginia State University

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.

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June 2025

May 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Qualifying for In-State Tuition \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/admissions/va-residency/	4
National HBCU Studies Data Collection and Research Center \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/academics/hbcu-studies/	4
Current Students \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/current-students.php	4
Virginia College Affordability Network (VCAN) \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/admissions/vcan/	4
Admissions \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/admissions/	4
SACSCOC \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/sacscoc/	4
Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/	4
Trojans Splash Page \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/admissions/trojans/	4
Trojan Link \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/trojanlink/	4
Academics \| Virginia State Universitywww.vsu.edu/academics/	4

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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