Banking and Finance
Certificate of Achievement Banking & Finance · Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Banking and Finance program introduces students to broad range of banking and finance including asset and liability management, financial decision making, financial markets and institutions, and gain practical knowledge of the core principles of accounting and economics. Coursework will include: 1) an overview of banking system; 2) specific banking functions and the role of banking in the economy; 4) review legal and regulatory issues, including compliance; and 5) explore the Federal Reserve System's policies and operations.
Career Opportunities
personal banker; universal teller; operation banking manager; financial advisor
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Apply appropriate critical and problem solving skills to a banking situation dealing with services banks provide to the public
- Critique the functions of money and evaluate which functions holds the greatest significance.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses (15-16 units): | 15-16 | |
| BNK/F 54 | Principles of Banking | 3 |
| BNK/F 55 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| BNK/F 56 | Bank Management | 3 |
| BUS 1A | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| orBUS 20 | General Accounting | 3 |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Select one course from the following (3 units): | 3 | |
| BUS 5 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Financial Management and Investments | 3 |
| BUS 202 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| Total Units: | 18-19 | |