P-Cards are not to be used to purchase the following RESTRICTED items:
- Advertisements for personnel recruiting (staff or academic)
- Alcoholic beverages
- ATM withdrawals (only available for pre-authorized foreign and/or group travel)
- Construction/remodeling (contracted)
- Controlled substances (prescription drugs, narcotics, etc.)
- Computers
- Donations
- Equipment items exceeding $1,500 (department is responsible for keeping records of model and serial number on equipment items less than $1,500)
- Ethyl Alcohol
- Fines, late fees or penalties
- Firearms
- Furniture (i.e., bookcases, chairs, desks, file cabinets, modular furniture, tables, etc.)
- Interest/finance charges
- Lobbying costs
- Lodging or housing (unless authorized for travel)
- Maintenance agreements exceeding $1,000 per year
- Professional services (i.e., speakers, consultants, honorariums, independent contractors, performers, etc.)
- Radioactive isotopes
- Split transactions (vendor makes two charges to keep under a limit)
- Student tuition, scholarships or stipends
- Telephone equipment or installation on campus (regular or cellular)
- Travel (unless authorized for travel)
- Tuition for employees
Note: Unless authorized for travel, there is a Merchant Category Code [MCC] restriction on all University P-Cards that specifically restricts the purchase of automobile rentals, airline tickets, and hotels/motels.