Domains

There are three types of domains available for a WSU website.

Required for WSU Websites

All content publishers on WSU websites are required to take the digital accessibility assessment.
All content, documents, and media on WSU websites must meet accessibility requirements, WCAG 2.1, Level AA.

Learn about the digital accessibility requirements before requesting access to the website.

Third-level domains (i.e., newdomain.wsu.edu) are restricted and must go through additional approval before use. Please refer to University Policies and Procedures Manual 85.50: University Domain Name Policy (formerly Executive Policy #21) for WSU’s domain name policy.

Include a justification statement addressing these three questions when submitting your request.

Why is a fourth-level domain inappropriate or unavailable?
Why are none of the provided general-use domains appropriate?
Why is the domain requested unlikely to be requested by another unit/group in the WSU system?

Submit a web support ticket to request a new domain name with your justification statement.

Work with your IT Department or crimson service desk for fourth-level domains, like newdomain.existingdomain.wsu.edu

These fourth-level domains are available through Web Communication

Websites using center.wsu.edu must be a recognized WSU Center.

Submit a web support ticket to request a new website for your subdirectory website, like existingdomain.wsu.edu/newsubdirectory.

These subdirectories are available through Web Communication