asu.edu subdomains are granted on a case-by-case basis. All submitted requests for an *.asu.edu subdomain/URL are reviewed by the ASU web governance board.
Note: asu.edu URLs must be approved by the ASU Web Standards Governance Board prior to inclusion in any communications or marketing materials.
ASU subdomain and hosting standards have been revised as of July 2021 and apply to all new asu.edu subdomain and website hosting requests.
Need to request approval to launch a new site? Fill out the request to launch.
Keep in mind:
- All new websites must adhere to the ASU Web Standards.
- All ASU websites using a top-level “asu.edu” subdomain (example: chs.asu.edu) must be hosted on ASU approved hosting.
- Where applicable, using a more specific subdomain, such as *.faculty.asu.edu versus *.asu.edu, has a greater likelihood to be approved.
The following may not be approved:
- Common (generic) subdomains/URLs that are broad and could apply to universitywide (or multiunit) work, programs, efforts, initiatives, etc.
- Example: sparky.asu.edu — the site would need to cover all aspects involving Sparky at ASU.
- Top-level asu.edu subdomains for organizations, courses, events, faculty members, labs, unit-specific initiatives.
- asu.edu/* URLs, whether hosted sites or redirects, are reserved for enterprise-level initiatives and priorities and require additional approvals.
- Please use subdomain.asu.edu or subdomain.asu.edu/* as alternatives.
If your request falls under these categories, please submit your request with the appropriate subdomain format detailed below.
Options for faculty, organizations, courses, events, or labs
These topic-centric subdomains will instead be granted on a first-come, first-served basis and do not require governing board review and approval.
- *.faculty.asu.edu (individual faculty members)
- *.club.asu.edu (student organizations)
- *.org.asu.edu (faculty / staff organizations)
- *.courses.asu.edu
- *.events.asu.edu
- *.lab.asu.edu
Using existing unit URLs
If you are requesting a subdomain or a URL for a project, program, service, initiative, etc., on behalf of a unit with an existing asu.edu subdomain, please first check with your unit communications/web lead to determine if the new site can be a subsite of the unit’s existing site (example: chs.asu.edu is the unit subdomain for the College of Health Solutions). The approval of unit subsites is at the discretion of the unit.
- *.yourCollegeSchoolOrUnitName.asu.edu (example: employees.chs.asu.edu)
asu.edu subdomain/URL request form