How Do You Register A .EDU Domain?

toolz asks: "Can anyone here tell me how one can register a .EDU domain for a legitimate school? I have searched Network Solution's site, and came up with zero refs. Ditto for all of the other registrars. Has .EDU gone underground or what? Would be grateful for a heads-up on this."

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Through the normal channels...

[King of the World]

14. What are the guidelines for registering an .EDU Web Address?

Registrations in the .EDU domain are reserved for colleges and universities that grant degrees at the bachelor, master and doctoral level, or its foreign equivalent. Each college or university may register only one .EDU Web Address. Graduate programs, remote campuses, etc., cannot obtain a .EDU Web Address of their own. Instead, they should obtain a third-level domain beneath the second-level domain of their institution. Inquiries should be directed to the registrant of the second-level domain.

Inquiries should be directed to the registrant of the second-level domain. If the college or university registering the Web Address meets this criteria, it must provide a brief explanation of the kinds of degrees awarded under "Purpose/Description" on the registration form.

Many foundations, institutions, consortia, centers, etc., that have educational missions but don't meet the criteria for a Web Address registration in the .EDU TLD register their Web Addresses under the .ORG TLD. K-12 schools and community colleges are typically registered under country domains such as .US.

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Although that's '97. I W00p.. first post!

Despite what one might think...

[bconway]

Anyone can register a .EDU domain on NETSOL's page. If registering a .EDU domain, there is a box to fill in one's reason for doing so, but there's no means to check whether this is a valid education system, and as long as you're a paying customer, no one seems to mind. I know this might sound a little off the wall, but I really can't imagine that using a .EDU domain for another purpose is something many people are interested in doing, nor would anyone else really care.

Re:Despite what one might think...

[jea6]

actually, the reason for the box is for netsol to check out your story, the reason you haven't seen sexacademy.edu is because Sex Academy is not a degree-granting, 4yr, accredited (3 criteria, people) institution. Ultimately, its up to the lowly csr to deny your application. in any case, it's netsol and they'll revoke the domain if they feel slighted or cheated. i tried to register a .edu for my daughter's day care: application, denied.