Departmental Policies & Procedures
bursar deposits
BURSAR'S DIVISION NON-GIFT DEPOSITS
- Endorse check(s) upon receipt.
- Prepare VC1 entering required information (make 3 copies).
- Prepare calculator tapes (2):
- Must be at least 4 inches long
- Begins with 0.00 or 0. C (indicating a cleared calculator)
- Leave 1 inch of blank tape after totaling and before tearing off.
- Prepare Bursar's Deposit Slip in duplicate, entering your name on the "Prepared By" line. (Several deposits may be listed on form.) Initial as Creator (2 copies).
- Creator delivers to the M.E. Service Center a stapled packet containing:
- Deposit Form - 1 copy
- Bursar's Deposit Slip - 2 copies
- Calculator Tapes - 2
- Endorsed Check(s)
Packet retained by the creator:
- Deposit Form - 1 copy
- Bursar's Deposit Slip - 1 copy
- Memo portion of Check(s) (if relevant)
- Copy of Check(s)
- Service Center Coordinator ( Ismael ) signs on "Verified By" line and places deposit packet in bank bag. In the absence of the Service Center Coordinator, see the Assistant to the Chair ( Alicia ).
- Service Center Coordinator enters name of person delivering deposit on "Delivered By" line. Delivery person initials.
- Delivery person takes bank bag to the Bursar's Office (MAI 8).
- Bursar's Office employee signs on "Received By" line (if possible).
- Creator files processed Deposit Form and Bursar's Division Deposit Slip with their packet.
OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROJECTS RESEARCH NEW ACCOUNT REQUESTS/DEPOSITS
- Faculty gives check(s) to Area Staff - be sure to endorse upon receipt.
- If it is to establish the 26- account, it goes to Kathryn to set up the account through OSP (with a requesting memo from the faculty member); remember to include the donor's letter. The memo should include:
- Faculty member's name
- Sponsor's name
- Proposed title of the new account
- Unit code to which the new account will be assigned
- If it is a deposit into an existing account the Area Staff member can either send the check to the Office of Accounting (if the check is less than $2K and there is not a rush on the need for the funds), or deliver it to the Office of Accounting to be logged and deposited with the daily batch.
- Deposits and the donor's letter go to:
Front Counter
Office of Accounting
Attn: Robert Prentiss
Main 132
K5300
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING NEW ACCOUNT REQUESTS/DEPOSITS
- Endorse check(s) upon receipt.
- Check(s) in excess of $2,500 must include information determining the way the funds should be utilized. This may be found either from:
- Related Correspondence
- Specific Information on Face of Check(s)
- Make 3 copies of check(s) (front).
- Prepare 2 copies of COE New Account Request Form.
- Creator sends/delivers to Financial Officer, Dean's Office Accounting (Cindy Brown), (C2100/ECJ 2.508) a clipped packet containing:
- Original COE New Account Request Form
- Copy of Check(s) - original kept in dept. safe until account is set up
- Copy of Related Correspondence
- After account is set up, prepare 2 copies of Gift Processing Form (FileMaker Pro document).
- Prepare Deposit Form in triplicate (FileMaker Pro document), entering your name on the "Prepared By" line. (Several gift deposits may be listed on form.) Initial as Creator (3 copies).
- Creator delivers to the M.E. Service Center a stapled packet containing:
- Deposit Form - 2 copies
- Gift Processing Form - 1 copy
- Endorsed Check(s)
- Copy of Related Donor Correspondence
Packet retained by the creator:
- COE New Account Request Form
- Deposit Form - 1 copy
- Gift Processing Form - 1 copy
- Memo portion of Check(s) (if relevant)
- Copy of Check(s)
- Copy of Related Donor Correspondence
- Service Center Coordinator ( Ismael ) signs on "Verified By" line and places deposit packet in bank bag. In the absence of the Service Center Coordinator, see the Assistant to the Chair ( Alicia ).
- Service Center Coordinator enters name of person delivering deposit on "Delivered By" line. Delivery person initials.
- Delivery person takes locked bank bag to the Development Office (LCH).
- Development Office employee signs on "Received By" line (if possible).
- Creator files processed Deposit Form with their packet.

