The program is administered through the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Division of the MU College of Education. These graduate degrees are based on a multi-disciplinary, basic science curriculum and require integrated research projects utilizing skills acquired from more than one basic science department. Areas of emphases include anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology and physiology. The BMS Program is a Marshall University Center of Excellence and a West Virginia Program of Excellence. The program at MU is in cooperation with the accredited school of cytotechnology at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Graduates are eligible for national certification.
Students entering this career have strong interest in biological sciences and have good ability in mathematics. The curriculum involves three academic years on the MU campus and one full year at the affiliated hospital. Admission to the clinical year is competitive, based on academic performance in the program curriculum. The cytotechnology program is administered through the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department in the MU College of Nursing and Health Professions. A master's degree program in clinical psychology is offered through the MU Psychology Department.