Approval Requirements

Requisition (of any amount) initiated in one of these offices requires one of the following signatures: President, Vice President, or Dean.

Travel or any other personal reimbursement requires two signatures:

• Person requesting reimbursement and
• An approval authority (from the above list) to whom the requestor reports

Departmental requisitions over $5,000 require two signatures:

• Department Chair/Director and
• President, Vice President, or Dean to whom the requestor reports

Requisitions within departments of $5,000 or less require one of the following signatures: Department Chair or Director.

Travel or any other personal reimbursement requires two signatures:

• Person requesting reimbursement and
• An approval authority (from the above list) to whom the requestor reports

Requisitions (of any amount) initiated on the regional campuses require one signature: Executive Director or Regional Campus Business Manager.

Travel or any other personal reimbursement requires two signatures:

• Person requesting reimbursement and
• An approval authority to whom the requestor reports

The approval authorities listed above may delegate their authority to their associate, assistant, or designated business officers as appropriate to their organizations. Small purchase authority for requisitions of $500 or less may also be delegated to a department secretary or to another staff member.

For department requisitions above $5,000, the President, Vice Presidents, or Deans may, at their option, delegate single signature authority to their respective Department Chairs/Directors.

All approval delegations must be in writing and filed with The Office of Strategic Procurement. Approval authority received through delegation may not be further delegated. Any approval authority may establish more restrictive approval requirements for its area of responsibility. However, enforcement of these restrictions shall remain the responsibility of the approval authority.