Domain Name Policy
The University of Florida uses the second level domain of ufl.edu. All official university Web sites, including those of colleges, departments, divisions or other fiscal or operating units of the University, as well as faculty or staff performing University functions, should use names within ufl.edu for Web sites or other use of the Internet.
Student organizations that choose to reside on a ufl.edu domain should be hosted under specific third level domain names, such as grove.ufl.edu, that have been reserved for student use.
Exceptions may be granted by the President or his designee to:
- Certain institutes or centers that have statewide missions and that may be specifically authorized/established and/or funded by the state legislature.
- Other organizations/units, if needed to further the goals of the University and are requested by a VP, Dean, Director or Department Chair.
Requesting a Sub-domain
Sub-domain names are a logical representation of a subset of the
ufl.edu domain. Examples might take the form "unitname.ufl.edu"
or "officename.unitname.ufl.edu". Third-level domains
can be requested by using the form available at http://net-services.ufl.edu/domains/.
Naming Conventions for Sub-Domains
Since colleges, departments and other units are a subset of the
University, domain and host names are expected to reflect an association
with the university, a unit or a service to the university.
Host names are a reflection on the University and good taste
should be used in name selection.
Administrators responsible for approving sub-domains may refuse
a name if it is deemed inappropriate or if it may cause confusion
about the true nature or purpose of a system.
