POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Last Updated: November 29, 2006


General:

Disbursement Limits
Cash disbursements are limited to $1000.00 per customer per day. Disbursements by check have no dollar limit.

Identification Requirements
The Cashier's Office requires two pieces of valid identification. One should be your UMID and the other should be your driver's license or passport. The Cashier's Office needs your UMID number for all transactions.

Methods of Payment
Payment by cash, check, traveler's check and money order is accepted at the Central Campus Cashiers Office. The Cashier's Office does not accept credit cards nor debit cards, electronic payment is accepted through our website at http://www.cashiers.umich.edu/.  Payments by check are accepted by mail, in person and through the depository at the North Campus location. Cash payments are only accepted in person.

Specific Services (in alphabetical order):

 

Change Order, Departmental
University departments may obtain change at the Central Campus Cashiers Office. Departments should call in change orders at least twenty-four hours in advance. Use of a locked bag is required when picking up the order. Proper identification is required when using a University imprest check for change orders. The Standard Practice Guide 502.1-V. (*.pdf) has more information.

Check Cashing
Custodians of Imprest Cash Funds may cash University reimbursement checks to replenish such funds.  Valid identification is required.  We do not cash personal checks.  The Standard Practice Guide 502.1-IV (*.pdf) has more information.

Departmental Deposit
The Ann Arbor central campus Cashier's Office is designated for activities related to tuition and student accounts as well as requests for currency and coin. Departmental revenue or expense reimbursements should not be deposited at the central campus cashier. The Treasurer's Office will work with departments to determine the appropriate deposit method according to each department's depository needs:

Enrollment Deposit Payment
Payment by cash, check, traveler's check and money order is accepted at the Central Campus Cashiers Office. You must present your completed Enrollment Deposit Request form (obtained from Admissions) for proper credit of your payment.

Imprest Cash Fund, Temporary Departmental
In those circumstances where the usual University procurement and disbursement procedures are impractical, such as a requirement for a change fund or other University business purposes, the Cashier's Office may provide a temporary imprest cash fund not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250) and thirty (30) calendar days duration. The Standard Practice Guide 501.02-1 (*.pdf) has more information.

Lab Fee Payment
Payment by cash, check, traveler's check and money order is accepted the Central Campus Cashiers Office. A completed form 10150, Lab Fee Payment form must be presented for proper credit of your payment. The Cashier's Office does not stock form 10150. It must be obtained from the department for which the lab fee is being paid. Payment should be made in person to obtain the necessary receipts, which must be returned to the issuing department.

Petty Cash Reimbursement
Petty cash reimbursements may be obtained in cash only, up to $200, at the Central Campus Cashiers Office or the University of Michigan Credit Union branch located on the first floor of Pierpont Commons. The type of expenses that may be reimbursed through petty cash are limited. for more information see Petty Cash Procedures. A completed Petty Cash Form must be presented for reimbursement, valid identification is required.

Service Indicators
Payment by cash, check, traveler's check and money order is accepted the Central Campus Cashiers Office. Most negative service indicators can be released by the Cashier's Office when the full amount has been paid.

Student Account Payment
Payment by cash, check, traveler's check and money order is accepted at the Central Campus Cashiers Office. You must provide your UMID number for proper credit of your payment. When paying in person, bring your printed Student Account statement for expedited service.  Electronic payment is only available through our website.  Contact Student Financial Operations for more information.

Student Account Refund
Student Financial Operations must authorize refunds from a student's account, contact them first. Refunds are disbursed from the Central Campus Cashiers Office. Valid identification is required.

Student Loan Payment
Payment by cash, check, traveler's check and money order is accepted at the Central Campus Cashiers Office. You must provide your UMID number for proper credit of your payment. When paying in person, bring both parts of the Student Loan statement for expedited service. Contact Student Loans for more information.

Student Loan Pick-up (Short Term Emergency / University Loans)
Contact the Office of Financial Aid to apply for short term emergency / University loans. Once approved, these loans may be disbursed at the Central Campus Cashiers Office. Valid identification is required. Most other financial aid awards (Direct, Direct subsidized, Direct unsubsidized, Perkins Loans, scholarships, etc.) are disbursed through the Office of Financial Aid.

Subject Fee Payment
Subject fee payments are disbursed to non-University employees at the Central Campus Cashiers Office upon receipt of the completed Subject Fee Payment form. Valid identification is required. University employees receive subject fee payments only through the Payroll system.

Travel/Hosting Advance
Travel advances may be obtained at the Cashier's Office by University personnel in amounts equal to reasonable estimates of the costs likely to be incurred while traveling on University business and for which reimbursement will be allowed by the University. Travel/hosting advances are disbursed at the Central Campus Cashiers Office or the University of Michigan Credit Union branch located on the first floor of Pierpont Commons (UM Credit Union will only process advances up to $5,000 -- larger advances must be obtained at the Central Campus Cashiers Office) upon receipt of the completed Travel/Host Advance Request/Promissory Note (form 10087). Valid identification is required. To download a form use the M-Pathways web site. Departments may obtain Travel Advance numbers from the Cashier's Office by calling 764-8230 Central Campus or 936-4936 North Campus. The Standard Practice Guide 501.4-1-III.-B. (*.pdf) has more information.  Effective November 1, 2006, the Cashier’s Office has limited the amount of cash back for Travel Advances to $1,000.00 per advance.  Larger advance amounts may be issued in a combination of cash and check.

* The Standard Practice Guide Online is in PDF format and requires Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view.