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University Credit Card Programs

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Texas Christian University provides employees with two types of University Credit Cards for purchasing business-related goods: the Purchasing Credit Card (PCard) and the Travel Credit Card.

Purchasing Credit Card

The TCU Purchasing Credit Card (PCard) is issued to eligible faculty and staff to help streamline the payment processes for low-dollar, infrequent business expenses. This card type is designed for the purchase of physical or tangible goods. The purchase of services is not permitted on a University Credit Card.

Travel Credit Card

The Travel Credit Card is issued to eligible faculty and staff to facilitate the purchase of University related business travel and entertainment expenses. This card type is designed to for the purchase of travel and entertainment-related expenses. The purchase of services is not permitted on a University Credit Card.

Relevant Policies

Concur Guides for Card Requests

Frequently Asked Questions

An MCC is a Merchant Category Code, and it provides the bank with information on what type of business is conducting the transaction. The MCC is dictated by the business, not the items being purchased. If a merchant provides an MCC that restricted for your card type, the transaction will not be authorized. If your purchase is within university purchasing guidelines, you may submit an MCC Change Request in Concur and retry your purchase once the request has been processed.
Contact JP Morgan using the number on the back of your card to receive accurate and up to date card information. You can review recent transactions for suspected fraud, get your available balance and find out why a transaction was declined.

If a purchase is declined, always contact JP Morgan first via the number on the back of your card to find out the reason. Anticipate your purchases as much as possible and keep track of your expenses to stay within your monthly limit. If you expect to need additional spending power, request a temporary limit increase in Concur. If you are registering for a conference, or if you plan to travel, submit an MCC request in Concur to avoid having your card declined at merchants you have never purchased with before.

Aging transactions are transactions on your Concur profile that are:

  1. Older than 30 days and not in a report
  2. In a travel report that is more than 30 days past the conclusion of the trip (Travel Card ONLY)
  3. In a non-travel report that is not approved by the 7th day of the following month

These transactions require your immediate attention to assign them to a report that is appropriately dated, and to submit the completed report if it is past due.

Deposits for hotels and travel arrangements ARE allowed on a University card. Deposits for services, such as event catering or set up services are NOT permitted. Services of any kind are not permitted on a University card and should be arranged through Contracts and/or a Service Purchase Order as applicable.