Keys are issued by the Physical Plant to authorized people and should not be duplicated by users. Duplicate keys can be provided by the Physical Plant upon request by the department chair, director, dean, and vice president.

The Physical Plant is the only department allowed to cut and issue keys for University buildings. Duplication of keys by an outside locksmith is strictly prohibited. Service requests for lock changes and key changes or additional key requests should be directed to the Physical Plant Office.

Keys will not be issued without a written request and signed by the dean, department head, and Vice President, as required by University policy. Once the request is processed, the person to whom the keys are to be issued will be notified. Keys must be signed for and picked up at the Physical Plant Office by the person for whom the request was issued.

Requests for master keys to a building must be submitted to and approved by the Vice President of the requesting department before processing by Physical Plant.

Loss of keys must be reported immediately to Public Safety and to Physical Plant. In the event re-keying is necessary, the requesting department will be charged for all new keys and locks.

Expenses incurred for lost keys or failures to have keys returned by a departing employee are the responsibility of the department and handled through the Physical Plant. Core changes are $15 per lock. There is a $20 charge for the replacement of a lost key. All core changes and key cutting is performed by the University locksmith.