化学专业由在化学科学领域谋求职业的学生选出，并且经常由对生物学，医学，公共卫生，地球科学，生态学，中等教育，商业和法律等其他学科感兴趣的人选出。强烈鼓励新生和转学的化学专业学生参加入门课程CHEM 11，在其中他们学习化学的主要要求，化学系以及毕业后为学生提供的职业选择。该系的课程旨在满足这些学生和其他可能有机会学习化学的学生的多样化需求。CHEM M2A-CHEM M2B-CHEM M3C的为期一年的演讲课程顺序和CHEM M2LA-CHEM M2LB-CHEM M3LC的实验室课程顺序（或CHEM H
Our graduates are in great demand by the employers because they value the rigor and quality of our program. There is a broad spectrum of exciting careers open to people with a UCI chemistry degree because chemistry directly affects all aspects of modern life. The clothing we wear, the food we eat, the cell phones we use to communicate with each other, the gasoline we put in our cars, and millions of other things we take for granted would not exist without chemists. To help our undergraduates get the most out of their educational experience at UCI and succeed in their future professional careers, our chemistry program features specialized tracks in several important areas of modern chemical sciences (described below) and offers an ACS certified degree. In addition to a large number of exciting courses ranging from general chemistry all the way to advanced graduate level, many of our undergraduate students get an opportunity to participate in world-class research led by our distinguished faculty. The academic environment in the Department of Chemistry provides excellent preparation for students interested in pursuing further education and training in graduate, medical, pharmacy, and other professional programs.