APPROVAL PROCESS
You should complete a Travel Authorization and route it through the following approval process:

1. Department Chairperson or Director
2. Dean or Administrative Head
3. Appropriate Vice Chancellor (Academic Deans can sign for the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs   with the exception of foreign travel.)
4. Chancellor (only for outside the continental U.S.)
5. Procurement Services

The Vice Chancellors should send their Travel Authorization forms to the Chancellor for approval.

The travel clerk will check the account number(s) listed on the Travel Authorization for availability of funds. If funds are not available, the travel clerk will return the authorization to you. If funds are available, the travel clerk will assign a Travel Authorization Number (TA Number) to the form, and encumber the estimated cost (less any prepaid expenses) of the trip against the account(s) shown on the form. Any future correspondence or questions about the trip should reference the TA Number.

The travel authorization should be in the Procurement Services office at least one week prior to your departure date. You should have an approved authorization in hand before making the trip.

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Be sure to get proper signatures before sending the Authorization to Procurement Services.