化学专业的学生可以在毕业时一路领先，从中可以走出许多职业道路。通向医学院，兽医学校或护理学的一条途径，即通往健康科学的职业。走向化学或生物化学的研究生学习的另一条道路，预示着教学和研究的生命。大多数环境问题都有基本的化学基础。化学专业在技术和政治上都已做好充分准备以应对此类问题。化学分析是许多专业的基础。想到刑事司法鉴定，医学检验和杂质检验。化学专业可以选择这些方向之一。新材料和药物的合成通常是化学和制药工业的目标。我们的许多化学专业学生都选择了通往这些领域职业的途径。我们前化学专业的大批学生都遵循非化学
The department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSB is dedicated to performing cutting edge chemical and biochemical research in an environmentally and ethically sound manner, in service to the county of Santa Barbara, the state of California, and the world. We are committed to addressing the grand challenges that humanity faces in the 21st century and believe that chemistry and biochemistry are at the forefront of this endeavor. In accord with this mission we strive towards excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and outreach education, and we will instill in our graduates the skills and drive necessary to meet these challenges. Sitting directly on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, with views of the Channel Islands to the south and the Santa Ynez Mountains to the north, UCSB's department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers a uniquely attractive combination: cutting-edge, world-class research in an unparalleled physical setting.