In addition to the Saint Louis University-wide travel policies, the College of Arts and Sciences has its own travel policies and procedures. Procedures vary, depending on whether you are a SLU faculty member, guest, graduate student or undergraduate student at the college.
Frequently Needed Travel Resources
- Cliqbook Online Booking (visit and click on tools)
Travel Policies and Procedures for Employees
If necessary, request a travel profile through your department's administrative staff.
You must provide your name exactly as it appears on your driver's license and/or passport
along with your SLU email address.
Once your travel profile has been created, you will have access to the Cliqbook and
Concur Expense site in mySLU > Tools.
Obtain pre-approval from your department chair or program director for each trip, according to your department’s policies and procedures. If traveling outside the United States, you must also obtain the dean’s pre-approval of your travel by submitting the SLU Arts and Sciences Foreign Travel Form.
Request approval for all policy exceptions related to your trip by emailing CASTravel@slu.edu with the following information:
- Department
- Trip Dates
- Brief description of request and justification
- Attach Chair Approval
You will be notified by email from CASTravel@slu.edu when all required approvals have been received. A copy of the exception approval must then be attached with your expense reimbursement request, and a copy of your original request.
Policy exceptions include, but are not limited to:
- Not booking arrangements through TravelPlex, including flight, car rental or hotel (excluding conference hotel bookings)
- Booking conference hotel at a higher rate than the lowest published
- Not requesting pre-approval for travel
Note: Policy exceptions are not required for booking hotels, airfare, and car rentals outside of Concur when documentation of a lower cost is provided in the expense report.
Refer to the University’s resources for details:
If you are traveling outside the United States, you must register to be covered by the University's International Travel Accident Insurance.
Airfare must be booked through Concur/TravelPlex. Unless you find a cheaper rate & provide documentation of those rates.
Conference hotels may be booked at the lowest rate published on the conference website.
Provide a copy of the conference program or website showing the conference hotel name
and rate.
Any non-conference hotel booked outside Concur/TravelPlex requires documentation showing
a rate lower than that available through Concur/TravelPlex.
Itemized receipts must be submitted for reimbursement of actual meal expenses over
$50.
In lieu of submitting meal receipts, you may receive 75 percent of the U.S. government-published
per diem rate for your location. When this option is selected, the entire trip is
subject to the 75 percent of per diem, except meals with guests, which are reimbursed
in full.
Any prepaid expenses (e.g. conference registration) must be submitted for reimbursement
at the time they were incurred. In such cases, you must submit a second Concur report
upon trip completion.
Travel Policies and Procedures for University Guests
Obtain pre-approval from your department chair or program director for each trip, according to your department’s policies and procedures. In addition, if your guest’s origination is outside the United States, you must also obtain the Dean’s pre-approval by submitting the SLU Arts & Sciences Foreign Travel Form.
Do not include policy exception requests on the travel form. All requests for policy exceptions must instead be submitted by emailing CASTravel@slu.edu.
All guest trips require a trip number.
Policy exceptions are required for, but are not limited to, the following circumstances:
- Not requesting pre-approval for travel
- Preferred SLU Hotels
Guests who make their own travel arrangements are reimbursed for 100% of their expenses, with payment processed on an eSeePay Online DPV. Guests receiving reimbursement for travel must submit a . W9s are not required for reimbursements unless clarification is needed during vendor setup.
If there are no expenses other than airfare, contact univtravel@slu.edu to close the trip after travel is completed.
Travel Policies and Procedures for Graduate Students
Travel policies and procedures for graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences vary depending on how the trip is funded. The one exception is that any student who receives University travel funds (including through GSA) for international travel must purchase international travel insurance covering health care, medical evacuation and repatriation through SLU.
You may not purchase your own insurance and you must provide proof that you have purchased insurance through the SLU provider before your travel can be approved.
All requests for policy exceptions must be submitted by emailing CASTravel@slu.edu.
You may find more details for the particular circumstances of your travel in the College of Arts and Sciences Travel Policy Guidelines.
Graduate students receiving only GSA funding are not required to receive travel pre-approval and are not required to get a trip number or to book travel through TravelPlex. Upon completion of travel, submit request for reimbursement according to .
Please note that if other University funding becomes available, you will not be eligible for GSA additional funding unless you are given a policy exception. Requests for policy exceptions may be denied and delay reimbursement even when approved.
If your travel is partially funded by the GSA and partially funded by the College of Arts and Sciences or one of its departments, you must receive travel pre-approval from the department chair or program director, as well as the dean’s pre-approval for foreign travel. You are not required to get a trip number or book travel through TravelPlex unless the University pre-pays any travel expenses, such as conference registration or airfare.
Upon completion of travel,according to GSA Funding Guidelines. To receive departmental or College funding, complete the College of Arts and Sciences Conference Award Application for Graduate Students. Include a copy of the GSA Award cover sheet and all receipts, and submit to your department or program for approval. The department will forward all materials to A&S Dean’s office, attn: Cathy Zimmer.
Obtain pre-approval from your department chair or program director, according to your department’s policies and procedures. If traveling outside the United States, you must also obtain the dean’s pre-approval of your travel by submitting the SLU Arts & Sciences Foreign Travel Form.
You are not required to get a trip number or book travel through Concur/TravelPlex, unless the University pre-pays any travel expenses, such as conference registration or airfare.
Upon completion of travel, submit expenses to the unit providing the funding (most often your academic department) using the College of Arts and Sciences Conference Award Application for Graduate Students.
Graduate students who receive funds from a grant or sponsored program, including students who are also receiving GSA funding, must follow University travel procedures for employees when making travel arrangements.
Upon completion of travel, you may submit reimbursements for payment either through Concur (if you have expenses booked through Cliqbook and/or are on an assistantship), or through an eSeePay Online DPV. If the latter, make sure to attach a completed eSee DPV Student Travel Cover Page.
If you are also funded by the GSA, you must submit your request for reimbursement using both the and through Concur according to policies for SLU employees. In Concur, itemize only allowable expenses, only up to the amount that is reimbursable on the grant. Attach a copy of the GSA Award cover sheet and worksheet as well as receipts for all allowable travel expenses.
You may find it helpful to complete the College of Arts and Sciences Conference Award Application for Graduate Students as well, as this helps clarify the submitted expenses.
Travel Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Students
Obtain pre-approval from your department chair or program director, according to your department’s policies and procedures. If traveling outside the United States, you must also obtain the dean’s pre-approval of your travel by submitting the SLU Arts & Sciences Foreign Travel Form. Any requests for policy exceptions must be submitted by emailing CASTravel@slu.edu.
You must get a trip number but are not required to book travel through TravelPlex.
Upon completing your travel, the unit providing your funding (usually your academic department) must submit expenses for you on an eSeePay Online DPV (available in Banner Self-Service on the Finance tab), making sure to attach an eSee DPV student travel cover page.
Please note that if your funded travels will take you abroad and you do not have international travel insurance that covers health care, medical evacuation and repatriation, you must purchase international travel insurance covering health care, medical evacuation and repatriation through SLU. No travel award will be made without proof of existing or purchased insurance.