# Banking & Finance (BNK/F) courses

Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44175/44259/44262

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### BNK/F 54 — Principles of Banking

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/bnk-f.md)
- Course number assigned by the American Institute of Banking; course may or may not transfer to four-year institutions.

Comprehensive introduction to the diversified services and operations of the banking industry: Evaluation of U.S. banking; bank depositor relationships; marketing; bank deposit, loan and investment functions; Federal Reserve functions and services; regulations and controls.

### BNK/F 55 — Money and Banking

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/bnk-f.md)
- Course number assigned by the American Institute of Banking; course may or may not transfer to four-year institutions.

How money functions in the U.S. and world economies: The concept of the money supply; role banks play in the creation of money and participants in the nation's payment mechanism; various types operations of financial institutions; workings of monetary and fiscal policies; functions and powers of the Federal Reserve.

### BNK/F 56 — Bank Management

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Course number assigned by the American Institute of Banking; course may or may not transfer to four-year institutions.

Introduction to bank management: Day-to-day bank activities; functional foundations in bank management; analytical techniques to measure performance; future expansion opportunities.

### BNK/F 456C — Work Experience in Banking and Finance

- **Units:** 1-4
- **Hours:** 3 - 12 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/bnk-f.md)
- Course study under this section may be repeated sixteen times.

Supervised employment providing opportunities in the field of banking and finance or a related field: Develop desirable work habits, become a productive, responsible individual, and extend education experience with on the job training. A maximum of 14 units may be earned during one enrollment period.