卫生与人类发展学院提供老年学研究生证书，以培养一支合格的劳动力队伍，以满足我们老龄化人口的需求。之所以需要老年医学证书，是因为复杂的问题和衰老问题需要跨学科的观点，而这在任何一门学科中都没有提供。获得的知识和技能将使毕业生能够将老年医学纳入其学科，并为老年人群提供服务。该证书提供了证明文件，表明学生已经完成了有组织的跨学科老年医学课程。
The Graduate Certificate in Gerontology is offered by the College of Health and Human Development to prepare a qualified work force to address the needs of our aging population. The need for a gerontology certificate arises because the complex issues and problems of aging require an interdisciplinary perspective that is not provided within any single discipline. The knowledge and skills acquired will enable graduates to integrate gerontology into their discipline and to provide services for an older population. The certificate provides documentation that students have completed an organized program of interdisciplinary gerontology courses. Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology must have completed a bachelor's degree in a health or human services-related major. The certificate complements many other graduate degree programs and can be taken concurrently with courses towards a graduate degree.