Quark Educational Requirements

Quark educational pricing eligibility

Students, teachers, and administrators receive special educational pricing on QuarkXPress® software, textbooks, and curriculum when they meet the requirements below.

1. Accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full–time instruction for grades K–12 or a school district for such schools.
2. Accredited public or private university or college (including community, junior or vocational college) that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time study.
3. Administrative offices or boards of education of educational institutions.
4. Quark authorized training providers as approved by Quark, Inc.
5. Home schools approved by Quark at our sole discretion.
6. Government schools located in United States territories.
7. Named educational entities approved by Quark in writing or listed by Quark on its Web site.
8. Hospitals that are wholly owned and operated by an educational institution. Wholly owned and operated means the educational institution is the sole owner of the hospital and is the only entity exercising control over day–to–day operations.
9. Higher education research laboratories that are a public institution and recognized by the department of education, teach students as part of their research mission, and can provide a copy of bylaws that state the relationship with the controlling university.
10. Educational consortia and systems: Corporations and associations validly organized and existing under the laws of a state or territory of the United States, each member or shareholder is an accredited school.
11. Students attending an accredited public or private, primary or secondary school with valid student ID and a class schedule showing current enrollment.
12. Students attending an accredited public or private university or college (including community, junior, or vocational college) that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time study with a valid student ID and a class schedule showing current enrollment.

Quark education product validation code notice

QuarkXPress software sold at the discounted education pricing does not ship with the validation code required to activate the software. After purchasing, you must provide proof of eligibility in order to receive the required validation code.

How to retrieve your validation code

After purchasing QuarkXPress at the discounted price, you will be directed to an eligibility verification website (www.identit-e.com/quark). This website will enable you to provide the required verification of your academic status. Once your eligibility has been verified, your validation code will be emailed to you.

Proof of eligibility for students

Proof of eligibility for STUDENTS: A school photo identification card that includes school name, your name, a photo and a current enrollment date* AND one of the following items:

• Official, current non-photo student ID with name and current enrollment date
• Official, current school transcript indicating name of school and student with current date
• Official, current school tuition bill indicating name of school and student with current date
• Official, current report card indicating name of school and student with current date
• Other official dated proof of enrollment

*If you do not have such an ID, you must instead provide a photo identification card, driver license, passport or other official photo identification.

Proof of eligibility for faculty or staff

• Official, paycheck stub with current date and name of school and employee
• Official, current certificate of employment with current date bearing entity’s logo or seal

*If you do not have such an ID, you must instead provide a photo identification card, driver license, passport or other official photo identification

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