; and (bb) any private nonprofit institution of higher education that chooses to participate in the articulation agreement; (II) all relevant credits are recognized throughout the public system of higher education in the State and count as credits earned for both a regular high school diploma and credit for a degree or certificate program at a public institution of higher education in the State and at any private nonprofit institution of higher education that chooses to participate; and (III) if a student earns an associate’s degree as part of a dual or concurrent enrollment program or early college high school, that associate’s degree, awarded by the participating institution of higher education in the State, shall be fully acceptable in transfer and credited as the first 2 years of a related baccalaureate program at a public institution of higher education in such State; (v) developing statewide standards for placement in remedial coursework based on multiple indicators, which may include grade point average, high school courses completed, and performance assessments; (vi) developing statewide standards for the receipt of postsecondary credit based on performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams from public higher education systems in the State; and (vii) developing a formal, universal statewide articulation agreement among all public institutions of higher education in the State to facilitate the seamless transfer of credit among such institutions of higher education, including between 2- and 4-year public institutions of higher education and private nonprofit institutions of higher education if such private nonprofit institutions of higher education choose to participate, which may include— (I) common course numbering; (II) a general education core curriculum