Purchasing Card Program

Purchasing Department
Texas A&M University-Commerce

Information About the Purchasing Card

Obtaining a Purchasing Card
 If you have Adobe Reader 4.0 or higher, click on the Cardholder Application/Approval link under #1 to the right. Your Department Head or Account Manager must approve and forward to the Purchasing Department.

If you do not have Adobe Reader 4.0 or higher, please click on the following link to download a copy.
To download a free copy of  Adobe Reader: Click Here.
Once you have obtained you copy of  Adobe Reader, then proceed by completing the Cardholder Application/Approval form under #1. Your Department Head or Account Manager must approve and forward to the Purchasing Department.

   Activating your Card

 

How to Get a Purchasing Card

  1. Complete and submit a Cardholder Application/Approval form to the Program Coordinator:

    Travis A. Ball
    Assistant Director of Purchasing

    This application will provide the Purchasing Department with necessary information about you (the cardholder), the budgeted account/support account for default payment, and the Department Head's approval of your application.
  2. Program Coordinator will request issuance of the Purchasing Card from Bank of America. 
  3. Program Coordinator will contact the card applicant after their card arrives to schedule a Purchasing Card training session. Applicants must bring a photo I.D. to the training session for verification and identification. (Training is waived for those who have already attended a session.)
  4. Applicant attends training session (approximately 1.5 hours) and signs the Cardholder Purchasing Card Agreement affirming that the cardholder has read and understands the policies, procedures, and responsibilities associated with the Purchasing Card. (If you have already attended a session, you may pick up your card from the office of the Program Coordinator.)
  5. Card is issued.

Activating your Purchasing Card

The cardholder must call 1-800-535-6807 to activate the Purchasing Card before using it. Upon receipt of the card, the cardholder should sign the back of the card to complete the activation process.



 

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