Compliance Checklist

This checklist will ensure that Web site's and all Web pages comply with UTHSC-H design and content elements. A star () indicates a required element. A check () means the element is strongly recommended. The n/a designation means not applicable.

Tier 1 - UTHSC-H Home Pages and Resources Pages

This first tier consists of the UTHSC-H home page and resources pages for specific audience groups, as well as the overall information pages regarding the university.

Tier 2 - School/Operating Unit Pages and Key Entry Points

The second tier is the schools' and operating units' home pages and key entry points for outside constituents. Key entry points include Human Resources site and the Registrar site.

Tier 3 - Department/Division and Centers Pages

The third tier is the departments/divisions and centers Web pages with vital university information. Often these pages highlight faculty members, student accomplishments or administrative services for the university.

Tier 4 - Committees/Faculty/Research Pages

The fourth tier consists of committees’, faculty’s and researchers’ pages across the university developed to highlight or inform the university community and outside constituents about relevant events and offerings in their areas.

Tier Compliance Checklist

Elements	Tier
General Header and Footer Elements	1	2	3	4
Web pages display an approved UTHSC-H logo
Web pages have a text-based link to the UTHSC-H home page
A concise and accurate title of the page
Unless provided elsewhere on the page, information denoting the department, division, unit or group name
Copyright notice with identification affiliation such as "Copyright © 2003 by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston"
Date last modified appears on any time-sensitive material
Meta Tags and Link Elements
Conforms to ADA Priority 1 requirements
Meta Tag requirements:
State TRAIL meta tags
Page title within the html <title> tag
University defined meta tags
Site home page contains links to the following
UTHSC-H accessibility policy* Policy is currently not available.
Open records public information policy
UTHSC-H's privacy and security policies
State of Texas home page
Emergency information
Legal disclaimer
Statewide search
Statutorily required reports		n/a	n/a	n/a
Agency contact information
Compact with Texans		n/a	n/a	n/a
Linking policy		n/a	n/a	n/a
Web pages contain links to the following:
Division/department/school’s home page
Site's publisher for reporting problems about the page
Contact information (mail address, physical address, phone/fax) for the department/division/unit

Date modified: 08/18/2008