About .COURSES domains

Open Universities Australia Pty LTD is the sponsor and ARI is the backend provider for the .courses extension.

Registration periods

Phase Dates
General availability Begins September 23, 2015 at 16:00 UTC

Restrictions

These domain names can have up to 63 characters, with a minimum of 1 character, and can contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 3rd or 4th characters of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #.

Features Availability
Registration length 1 - 10 years
Renewal length 1 - 10 years
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Who can register .courses domains?

Anyone can register .courses domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.

Renewals

We'll attempt to auto-renew your .courses domain on its expiration date. We'll park .courses domain names after the first failed billing attempt. If the domain isn't renewed within 40 days following expiration, we cancel it and remove it from your account.

Nameserver requirements

One nameserver is required for .courses domains to resolve, and a maximum of 13 nameservers is allowed. DNSSEC, IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.

Refund details

For details on refunds, please visit HostingDude.com's Refund Policy page.

Most domains will follow the Standard Terms, but certain domains will have exceptions or may not be refundable at all. Look under BOTH of the following categories:

  • Products with Special Refund Terms (look under Domain Name Registrations/Renewals)
  • Products Not Eligible for Refunds