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    Certification and Staffing Policy Guidelines (CSPG) that pertain to science education certification and course assignment include: CSPG 30 – Agriculture; CSPG 32 – Biology; CSPG 34 – Chemistry; CSPG 40 - Earth and Space Science; CSPG 43 - Environmental Education; CSPG 46 - General Science; CSPG 54 - Middle Level Science; and CSPG 56 – Physics. 

    Questions regarding certification requirements should be directed to the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality.