If an extenuating and non-recurring emergency circumstance creates the immediate need for a University check, an emergency check can be prepared. The existence of an "extenuating circumstance" would imply that the vendor will not accept a purchase order or a credit card for payment (to be reimbursed).

Emergency requests must be submitted on an "Emergency Check Request" form, with supporting documentation, to the University Accounting Office before 11:00 a.m. The emergency check will be available by 9:00 a.m. on the next business day. The supporting documentation must include a written substantiation of the need for an emergency check, and the approval signature of both the department's Vice Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor for Business & Finance.

Click here for a copy of the EMERGENCY CHECK REQUEST FORM.