TSU Office of Institutional Compliance

Prohibited Items

The following is a list of goods and/or services which are prohibited purchases on the procurement card:

• Advanced Payments

• Lease Payments

• Cash Advances

• Membership Fees

• Charitable Contributions

• Office Furniture & Equipment 

• Consultant Services

• Penalties

• Entertainment†

• Personal Expenditures

• IT Equipment & Hardware*

• Telephone Emergency Services

• IT Software**

• Fees and Surcharges

• Judgments & Settlements

• Travel (including local parking, gas & tolls)

 †Entertainment expenditures are allowed with written authorization from the respective supervisor at either the President, the President’s Direct Report of Dean level.

*(See Allowable Purchases for a PDF list of approved items).

**In accordance with the Texas Southern University Hardware and Software License Compliance Policy, adopted by the Board of Regents on August 8, 2003, ­software may not be purchased with state purchasing cards or travel card.