The aging minor and certificate focus on the complex ways that adult development is influenced by biological, family, neighborhood, school, and community factors. They prepare students for careers in settings that focus on aging populations and older individuals. The minor in aging is available to all WSU students in any major; the certificate in gerontology is earned by completing the program in aging that is part of the human development major.

Human development graduates with an aging specialty are employed in adult day care centers, nursing homes, home care services, community organizations that deliver services to older adults, and many others. Students are also prepared to pursue graduate education in human development.