University of Illinois Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences

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The College of Applied Health Sciences is a school at the University of Illinois at Chicago offering both undergraduate and graduate programs of study.

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The College of Applied Health Sciences departments

The college also offers a bachelor of science and PhD in rehabilitation sciences.

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