完成老年医学证书可以进一步加强学生的主要学习课程，并为毕业生做好应对衰老的众多职业之一的准备。护理，心理学和社会学专业的学生通常会发现老年医学证书课程特别有趣和有益。21学分的课程包括三门核心课程和三门选修课程。在某些情况下，针对学生的专业或通识教育要求而完成的课程也可能满足老年医学证书计划的核心和/或选修要求。<br>老年医学证书的最后要求是三学分的实习，并提供监督在为老年人服务的代理机构或计划中学习经验。实习可以注册为GERN 493，也可以注册为学生专业的实习。
Completion of the gerontology certificate may further strengthen the student's major program of study and prepare the graduate for one of many careers in aging. Students majoring in nursing, psychology, and sociology often find the gerontology certificate program to be of particular interest and benefit. The 21-credit program includes three core courses and three elective courses. In some cases, courses completed for a student's major or Liberal Studies requirements may also meet the core and/or elective requirements for the gerontology certificate program.<br>The gerontology certificate culminates with a required three-credit internship that provides supervised learning experiences in an agency or program serving older adults. The internship may be registered for as GERN 493 or as an internship in the student's major.