T-Card Information
T-Card Information
The University of Illinois System card program, managed by University Payables, includes Purchasing Cards (P-Cards) and Travel Cards (T-Cards).
The T-Card is a charge card authorized by the Department Head. It may be used by U of I System employees to purchase qualified travel expenses, business meals and/or refreshments for specific events. It is a System-paid, System-liability MasterCard® which relieves the employee from significant out-of-pocket expenses.
T-Cardholders have the following responsibilities:
- Purchases qualified U of U System travel-related expenses and business meals when using a T-Card. Review the following for more information:
- Performs all required Cardholder functions in Chrome River
- Creates an expense report in a timely manner that properly documents details and business purpose of each transaction.
How to request a P-Card or T-Card
All newly hired employees will receive their card applications directly following the submission of their new hire sheet.
For the addition of a card for an existing employee, please contact Maile Tatman at mreynol@illinois.edu. Our office will supply the card applications with the majority of the necessary information already filled in to streamline the process.