Welcome to Winthrop's Purchasing Card ("P-Card") Program. As an agency of the State of South Carolina, Winthrop University is privileged to participate in a P-Card Program designed to help you better manage low-dollar supply purchases and bring many benefits to you, the University, and our vendors.
The University's P-Card Policy can be found on the Policy Repository. We also follow the State of South Carolina Purchasing Card Policy and Procedures which can be found here.
The privilege to participate in the P-Card Program is limited by the availability of P-Cards within a department and depends on continuous compliance with program requirements.
Temporary employees and students are not eligible for P-Cards.
As of March 4th, 2025, no "net new" P-Cards will be issued, meaning that departments are at maximum allotment of P-Cards. In order to grant a P-Card to a new individual, a P-Cards would need to be removed from an existing holder.
Obtaining and maintaining a P-Card requires high attention to detail and comes with mandatory weekly and monthly tasks with strict deadlines. Every cardholder must have all transactions reviewed by a liaison and supervisor. Please do not attempt to obtain a P-Card if you or your team cannot meet these stringent requirements.
To obtain a P-Card, follow these steps:
