Accounting Services
Travel Approval Guidelines
All Travel requests for Academic Year 2021-22 will need to be pre-approved by the
appropriate Vice President (this excludes travel associated with a sponsored program
managed through the Fresno State Foundation). For more detailed information, please
click here: http://www.fresnostate.edu/president/coronavirus/communication/4-29-21-travel.html
A traveler's approver may request receipts or additional documentation. For example:
- Travelers may be required to submit meal receipts if it appears they are treating the meal and incidental reimbursement cap as a per diem by routinely claiming the maximum amount of the cap
- A person who reports directly or indirectly to the traveler may not approve the Travel Expense Claim
- Persons delegated the authority to approve travel shall not approve their own travel
- Travelers may not approve the travel of a near relative, e.g., spouse, registered domestic partner, significant other, child, or parent.
Expenditures and Approvers
This is a partial list:
- Expenditures below $2,500 require approval by the Dean/Director
- Expenditures of $2,500 or more require approval by the Provost/Vice President
- International travel requires approval by the Chief Financial Officer and the Provost/Vice President
- International travel to high risk areas must be coordinated through Risk Management and requires approval by the President and the California State University Executive Vice Chancellor
- Lodging rates greater than $275.00 per night, excluding taxes, must include a written justification with approval from the employee's Vice President.