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Pro-card Purchase Restrictions

Summary: This page lists restricted items that may not be purchased using a pro-card.

Restricted Goods and Services cannot be purchased using the pro-card. Unintentional purchase of a restricted item will result in a letter of warning from the Supervisor to the Cardholder. A second misuse will result in a temporary suspension of cardholder privileges. The third misuse of this policy will result in permanent revocation of the card. Exceptions to this policy may be granted by the Director of Purchasing only.

No travel, including but not limited to

• rental cars
• accommodations
• transportation, including airfare and airport shuttles, taxis and parking
• meals

No entertainment, i.e. staff lunches, coffee for break room, candy for reception area

• No food, meals or beverages purchased for meetings, academic events or social gatherings, unless a student event
• Do charge refreshments for events, activities, and programs sponsored by student organizations.
• Do not charge refreshments associated with activities between administration and students.

No cash advances

No inventorial equipment (>$5,000.00); see also Inventorial Equipment

No transportation rentals (cars, buses, planes, boats)

No controlled substances

No ethyl alcohol

No services

• from unapproved service providers (building maintenance, catering, repair).
  See list of vendors approved for pro-card use: Service Vendors (alpha) or Service Vendors by Type.
• Personal and professional services (legal, performance, accounting, programming)

No goods or services from a University employee.

The following types of transactions are prohibited and will result in permanent revocation of the card and may result in disciplinary action by the Cardholder's supervisor.

• No personal or non-University related purchases
• No cash refunds