General Engineering Technology
Associate Degree
Overview
The Associate Degree in General Engineering Technology (GET) provides students with a strong foundation in the principles and practices that support today’s major engineering fields. Through a series of common core courses, students gain hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge in key areas.
After completing the general engineering curriculum, students can choose to specialize in one of four areas:
- Electric Vehicle Engineering Technology
- Civil Engineering Technology
- Electrical Engineering Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
Throughout the program, students develop essential technical and problem-solving skills, learn to use industry-standard tools and software, and gain experience with real-world applications of engineering concepts.
Sample Program Plan and Costs
The GET degree offers students the chance to choose one of four areas to specialize in: Electric Vehicle Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Four sample course plans are listed below with an example of the coursework students can expect based on the specialization they choose. NOTE: Part-time plans are available for students who cannot take on a full-time student workload and need flexibility.
Class Delivery Methods
View current courses offered via our online course directory.
| On-Campus | Traditional. Classes meet on campus. |
|---|---|
| Virtual | 100% online. Meets with a live instructor and classmates on specific days, at specific times. Uses web conferencing software, like Zoom. |
| Hybrid | Some classes on campus. Some classes online or virtual. |
| Online | 100% online. Due dates for projects and assignments. Self-paced work on your time. |
- Electric Vehicle Engineering Technology Specialization
- Civil Engineering Technology Specialization
- Electrical Engineering Specialization
- Mechanical Engineering Specialization
Electric Vehicle Engineering Technology Specialization
| Semester | Course ID | Course Title | Classroom | Online | Hybrid | Virtual | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 (15 Credit Hours) |
COL-101 |
College Orientation College Orientation ID: COL-101 Credit Hours: 1 This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success. |
• | • | • | • | 1 |
| MAT-112 |
Precalculus Precalculus ID: MAT-112 Credit Hours: 5 This course includes the following topics: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic trigonometry; analytic geometry; and applications of trigonometry. |
• | • | 5 | |||
| EGR-104 |
Engineering Technology Foundations Engineering Technology Foundations ID: EGR-104 Credit Hours: 3 This problem-based course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of electrical, mechanical, thermal, fluids, optical, and material systems related to engineering technology. Workplace readiness skills such as laboratory safety, communications, and teamwork are integrated into the course. |
• | • | 3 | |||
| ENG-160 |
Technical Communications Technical Communications ID: ENG-160 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of various technical communications such as definitions, processes, instructions, descriptions, and technical reports. |
• | • | • | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 2 (16 Credit Hours) |
MET-105 |
Dc and Ac Electricity Dc and Ac Electricity ID: MET-105 Credit Hours: 4 This course covers the fundamentals of DC and AC, including resistance, current, voltage, inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, and impedance. Emphasis is placed on electrical equipment such as DC and AC motors and generators, electrical switch gears, and transformers. |
• | 4 | |||
| EGT-106 |
Print Reading and Sketching Print Reading and Sketching ID: EGT-106 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers the interpretation of basic engineering drawings and sketching techniques for making multi-view pictorial representations. This course also includes an introduction to engineering technology, and an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD). |
• | 3 | ||||
| EGR-120 |
Engineering Computer Applications Engineering Computer Applications ID: EGR-120 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the utilization of applications software to solve engineering technology problems. |
• | 3 | ||||
| EGR-175 |
Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing Processes ID: EGR-175 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operations in the manufacturing environment. |
• | 3 | ||||
| EVE-101 |
Introduction to Electric Vehicle Technol Introduction to Electric Vehicle Technol ID: EVE-101 Credit Hours: 3 This course introduces electric car technology including standard terminology, introductory concepts, hand tools, electric vehicle safety, regulations, and service information. Topics include major vehicle systems and personal protective equipment. |
• | 3 | ||||
| Semester 3 (10 Credit Hours) |
PHY-201 |
Physics I Physics I ID: PHY-201 Credit Hours: 4 This is the first in a sequence of physics courses. Topics include mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. |
• | • | • | 4 | |
| EVE-110 |
Electric Vehicle Braking, Suspension & S Electric Vehicle Braking, Suspension & S ID: EVE-110 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers electric vehicle braking systems, including electric power brake assist, electric parking brake systems, and regenerative braking systems. Features include electric steering, adaptive suspension, and Driver Assist systems. |
• | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 4 (13 Credit Hours) |
ENG-165 |
Professional Communications Professional Communications ID: ENG-165 Credit Hours: 3 This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills. The course is oriented to current needs in industry and business, and assignments are drawn from students' majors. |
• | • | • | 3 | |
| EGR-194 |
Statics and Strength of Materials Statics and Strength of Materials ID: EGR-194 Credit Hours: 4 This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moments of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials. |
• | • | 4 | |||
| EVE-210 |
Electric Vehicle Power Electronics & Pro Electric Vehicle Power Electronics & Pro ID: EVE-210 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers EV Power Electronics and Propulsion including embedded power controls such as inverters and variable frequency drives that control the rotating magnetic fields in induction motors. |
3 | |||||
| EVE-130 |
Electric Vehicle Electrical and Hvac Electric Vehicle Electrical and Hvac ID: EVE-130 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes theory, operation, diagnosis, service, and repair of EV electrical and HVAC systems. |
• | 3 | ||||
| Semester 5 (10 Credit Hours) |
EVE-220 |
Electric Vehicle Battery Systems Manage Electric Vehicle Battery Systems Manage ID: EVE-220 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers battery technology for electric/hybrid vehicles, including past, present and future development. The purpose & importance of battery management systems is covered as well as safety protocols such as the use of proper Personal Protective Equipment to protect from electrocution. |
3 | ||||
| EVE-225 |
Electric Vehicle High Voltage Architectu Electric Vehicle High Voltage Architectu ID: EVE-225 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers electric vehicle charging processes including charge sensing circuits, charging rates, and cabling. |
3 | |||||
| EET-227 |
Electrical Machinery Electrical Machinery ID: EET-227 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of AC and DC electro-mechanical energy conversion devices, theory applications and control. Devices are tested and verified using electrical instruments. |
• | 3 | ||||
| MET-240 |
Mechanical Senior Project Mechanical Senior Project ID: MET-240 Credit Hours: 1 This course includes investigations and/or advanced study in an area of specialization approved by the instructor. |
• | 1 | ||||
| Total Credit Hours | 64 | ||||||
| Estimated Cost Financial Aid |
$13,056.00 Not including fees and equipment |
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Civil Engineering Technology Specialization
| Semester | Course ID | Course Title | Classroom | Online | Hybrid | Virtual | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 (15 Credit Hours) |
COL-101 |
College Orientation College Orientation ID: COL-101 Credit Hours: 1 This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success. |
• | • | • | • | 1 |
| MAT-112 |
Precalculus Precalculus ID: MAT-112 Credit Hours: 5 This course includes the following topics: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic trigonometry; analytic geometry; and applications of trigonometry. |
• | • | 5 | |||
| EGR-104 |
Engineering Technology Foundations Engineering Technology Foundations ID: EGR-104 Credit Hours: 3 This problem-based course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of electrical, mechanical, thermal, fluids, optical, and material systems related to engineering technology. Workplace readiness skills such as laboratory safety, communications, and teamwork are integrated into the course. |
• | • | 3 | |||
| ENG-160 |
Technical Communications Technical Communications ID: ENG-160 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of various technical communications such as definitions, processes, instructions, descriptions, and technical reports. |
• | • | • | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 2 (16 Credit Hours) |
EET-113 |
Electrical Circuits I Electrical Circuits I ID: EET-113 Credit Hours: 4 This course is a study of direct and alternating currents, covering resistance and impedance in series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits using Ohm's Law, kirchhoff's laws, and basic circuit theorems. Circuits are analyzed using mathematics and verified using electrical instruments. |
• | 4 | |||
| EGT-106 |
Print Reading and Sketching Print Reading and Sketching ID: EGT-106 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers the interpretation of basic engineering drawings and sketching techniques for making multi-view pictorial representations. This course also includes an introduction to engineering technology, and an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD). |
• | 3 | ||||
| EGR-120 |
Engineering Computer Applications Engineering Computer Applications ID: EGR-120 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the utilization of applications software to solve engineering technology problems. |
• | 3 | ||||
| EGR-175 |
Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing Processes ID: EGR-175 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operations in the manufacturing environment. |
• | 3 | ||||
| CET-120 |
Construction Materials Construction Materials ID: CET-120 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes a study of basic materials used in construction, including research of building product specifications. |
• | 3 | ||||
| Semester 3 (7 Credit Hours) |
PHY-201 |
Physics I Physics I ID: PHY-201 Credit Hours: 4 This is the first in a sequence of physics courses. Topics include mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. |
• | • | • | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 4 (13 Credit Hours) |
ENG-165 |
Professional Communications Professional Communications ID: ENG-165 Credit Hours: 3 This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills. The course is oriented to current needs in industry and business, and assignments are drawn from students' majors. |
• | • | • | 3 | |
| EGR-194 |
Statics and Strength of Materials Statics and Strength of Materials ID: EGR-194 Credit Hours: 4 This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moments of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials. |
• | • | 4 | |||
| CET-105 |
Surveying I Surveying I ID: CET-105 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes surveying theory and practice; care and use of instruments; traversing procedures; and computation of closure. Also included in this course are differential and trigonometric leveling and computation of the area of real property. |
• | • | 3 | |||
| CET-218 |
Hydraulics Hydraulics ID: CET-218 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the fundamentals of flow, control, disposal of water, and flow through open and closed conduits, orifices, and weirs. |
• | • | 3 | |||
| Semester 5 (16 Credit Hours) |
CET-205 |
Surveying II Surveying II ID: CET-205 Credit Hours: 4 This course includes electro-optical instrumentation techniques and complex computations used in surveying. Also included are field astronomy, highway curves and topographic surveying. |
• | 4 | |||
| CET-235 |
Construction Methods and Estimating Construction Methods and Estimating ID: CET-235 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers basic construction techniques with emphasis on cost estimating. This course includes quantity takeoff and tabulation of data spreadsheet format. Oral and written presentations are included. |
• | • | 3 | |||
| CET-216 |
Soil Mechanics Soil Mechanics ID: CET-216 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers soil types, their engineering properties, and techniques of field and laboratory identification and testing. Also covered is analysis and design of soil-related structures, including spread footings and retaining walls. |
• | 3 | ||||
| CET-220 |
Concrete and Steel Design Concrete and Steel Design ID: CET-220 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers the study of reinforced concrete and steel structural components. |
• | 3 | ||||
| CET-251 |
Highway Design Highway Design ID: CET-251 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers a study of the design and construction of a highway. Topics include geometric design, earthwork computations and drainage. |
• | 3 | ||||
| Total Credit Hours | 67 | ||||||
| Estimated Cost Financial Aid |
$13,668.00 Not including fees and equipment |
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Electrical Engineering Specialization
| Semester | Course ID | Course Title | Classroom | Online | Hybrid | Virtual | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 (16 Credit Hours) |
COL-101 |
College Orientation College Orientation ID: COL-101 Credit Hours: 1 This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success. |
• | • | • | • | 1 |
| MAT-112 |
Precalculus Precalculus ID: MAT-112 Credit Hours: 5 This course includes the following topics: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic trigonometry; analytic geometry; and applications of trigonometry. |
• | • | 5 | |||
| EGR-104 |
Engineering Technology Foundations Engineering Technology Foundations ID: EGR-104 Credit Hours: 3 This problem-based course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of electrical, mechanical, thermal, fluids, optical, and material systems related to engineering technology. Workplace readiness skills such as laboratory safety, communications, and teamwork are integrated into the course. |
• | • | 3 | |||
| ENG-160 |
Technical Communications Technical Communications ID: ENG-160 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of various technical communications such as definitions, processes, instructions, descriptions, and technical reports. |
• | • | • | 3 | ||
| EET-113 |
Electrical Circuits I Electrical Circuits I ID: EET-113 Credit Hours: 4 This course is a study of direct and alternating currents, covering resistance and impedance in series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits using Ohm's Law, kirchhoff's laws, and basic circuit theorems. Circuits are analyzed using mathematics and verified using electrical instruments. |
• | 4 | ||||
| Semester 2 (16 Credit Hours) |
PHY-201 |
Physics I Physics I ID: PHY-201 Credit Hours: 4 This is the first in a sequence of physics courses. Topics include mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. |
• | • | • | 4 | |
| EGT-106 |
Print Reading and Sketching Print Reading and Sketching ID: EGT-106 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers the interpretation of basic engineering drawings and sketching techniques for making multi-view pictorial representations. This course also includes an introduction to engineering technology, and an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD). |
• | 3 | ||||
| EGR-120 |
Engineering Computer Applications Engineering Computer Applications ID: EGR-120 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the utilization of applications software to solve engineering technology problems. |
• | 3 | ||||
| EGR-175 |
Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing Processes ID: EGR-175 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operations in the manufacturing environment. |
• | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 3 (11 Credit Hours) |
EET-114 |
Electrical Circuits II Electrical Circuits II ID: EET-114 Credit Hours: 4 This course is a continuation in electrical circuits, including advanced network theorems. Circuits are analyzed using mathematics and verified using electrical instruments. |
• | 4 | |||
| EET-210 |
Digital Integrated Circuits Digital Integrated Circuits ID: EET-210 Credit Hours: 4 This course is a study of digital integrated circuits, including multiplexers, demultiplexers, buffers, decoders, encoders, converters, memory devices, and programmable logic devices. Circuits are modeled, constructed, and tested. |
• | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 4 (15 Credit Hours) |
ENG-165 |
Professional Communications Professional Communications ID: ENG-165 Credit Hours: 3 This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills. The course is oriented to current needs in industry and business, and assignments are drawn from students' majors. |
• | • | • | 3 | |
| EGR-194 |
Statics and Strength of Materials Statics and Strength of Materials ID: EGR-194 Credit Hours: 4 This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moments of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials. |
• | • | 4 | |||
| EET-251 |
Microprocessor Fundamentals Microprocessor Fundamentals ID: EET-251 Credit Hours: 4 This course is a study of binary numbers; micro-processor operation, architecture, instruction sets, and interfacing with operating systems; and applications in control, data acquisition, and data reduction and analysis. Programs are written and tested. |
• | 4 | ||||
| EET-141 |
Electronic Circuits Electronic Circuits ID: EET-141 Credit Hours: 4 This course is a study of electronic circuits using discrete and integrated devices, including analysis, construction, testing and troubleshooting. |
• | 4 | ||||
| Semester 5 (10 Credit Hours) |
EET-220 |
Analog Integrated Circuits Analog Integrated Circuits ID: EET-220 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes analysis, application, and experiments involving such integrated circuits as op-amps, timers and IC regulators. Circuits are modeled, constructed, and tested. |
• | 3 | |||
| EET-227 |
Electrical Machinery Electrical Machinery ID: EET-227 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of AC and DC electro-mechanical energy conversion devices, theory applications and control. Devices are tested and verified using electrical instruments. |
• | 3 | ||||
| EET-235 |
Programmable Controllers Programmable Controllers ID: EET-235 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of relay logic, ladder diagrams, theory of operation, and applications. Loading ladder diagrams, debugging, and trouble-shooting techniques are applied to programmable controllers. |
• | 3 | ||||
| EET-273 |
Electronics Senior Project Electronics Senior Project ID: EET-273 Credit Hours: 1 This course includes the construction and testing of an instructor- approved project. |
• | 1 | ||||
| Total Credit Hours | 68 | ||||||
| Estimated Cost Financial Aid |
$13,872.00 Not including fees and equipment |
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Mechanical Engineering Specialization
| Semester | Course ID | Course Title | Classroom | Online | Hybrid | Virtual | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 (15 Credit Hours) |
COL-101 |
College Orientation College Orientation ID: COL-101 Credit Hours: 1 This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success. |
• | • | • | • | 1 |
| MAT-112 |
Precalculus Precalculus ID: MAT-112 Credit Hours: 5 This course includes the following topics: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic trigonometry; analytic geometry; and applications of trigonometry. |
• | • | 5 | |||
| EGR-104 |
Engineering Technology Foundations Engineering Technology Foundations ID: EGR-104 Credit Hours: 3 This problem-based course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of electrical, mechanical, thermal, fluids, optical, and material systems related to engineering technology. Workplace readiness skills such as laboratory safety, communications, and teamwork are integrated into the course. |
• | • | 3 | |||
| ENG-160 |
Technical Communications Technical Communications ID: ENG-160 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of various technical communications such as definitions, processes, instructions, descriptions, and technical reports. |
• | • | • | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 2 (13 Credit Hours) |
MET-105 |
Dc and Ac Electricity Dc and Ac Electricity ID: MET-105 Credit Hours: 4 This course covers the fundamentals of DC and AC, including resistance, current, voltage, inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, and impedance. Emphasis is placed on electrical equipment such as DC and AC motors and generators, electrical switch gears, and transformers. |
• | 4 | |||
| EGT-106 |
Print Reading and Sketching Print Reading and Sketching ID: EGT-106 Credit Hours: 3 This course covers the interpretation of basic engineering drawings and sketching techniques for making multi-view pictorial representations. This course also includes an introduction to engineering technology, and an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD). |
• | 3 | ||||
| EGR-120 |
Engineering Computer Applications Engineering Computer Applications ID: EGR-120 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the utilization of applications software to solve engineering technology problems. |
• | 3 | ||||
| EGR-175 |
Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing Processes ID: EGR-175 Credit Hours: 3 This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operations in the manufacturing environment. |
• | 3 | ||||
| Semester 3 (10 Credit Hours) |
EGT-156 |
Intermediate Cad Applications Intermediate Cad Applications ID: EGT-156 Credit Hours: 3 This course builds on the fundamentals of computer-aided drafting and includes such concepts as 3D modeling and user interface customization. This course also provides the foundation for advanced computer-aided drafting concepts and applications. |
• | 3 | |||
| CHM-110 |
College Chemistry I College Chemistry I ID: CHM-110 Credit Hours: 4 This is the first course in a sequence that includes the following topics: atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature and equations, properties, reactions and states of matter, stoichiometry, gas laws, solutions, and equilibria. |
• | • | 4 | |||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 4 (13 Credit Hours) |
ENG-165 |
Professional Communications Professional Communications ID: ENG-165 Credit Hours: 3 This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills. The course is oriented to current needs in industry and business, and assignments are drawn from students' majors. |
• | • | • | 3 | |
| EGR-194 |
Statics and Strength of Materials Statics and Strength of Materials ID: EGR-194 Credit Hours: 4 This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moments of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials. |
• | • | 4 | |||
| EGR-170 |
Engineering Materials Engineering Materials ID: EGR-170 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of the properties, material behaviors, and applications of materials used in engineering structures and products. |
• | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Semester 5 (14 Credit Hours) |
MET-223 |
Thermodynamic Systems Thermodynamic Systems ID: MET-223 Credit Hours: 3 This course is a study of energy movement in physical systems, the resulting variations in temperature, pressure, and volume. Emphasis is placed on mathematical characterization of cycles, interpretation and application of thermodynamic tables. |
• | 3 | |||
| MET-216 |
Mechanics of Fluid Systems Mechanics of Fluid Systems ID: MET-216 Credit Hours: 3 This course is the study of the fundamentals of incompressible fluid statics and flow dynamics based on Bernoulli's principle and the conservation of mass, energy, and momentum. These principles are taught from a fluid systems standpoint. |
• | 3 | ||||
| MET-217 |
Dynamics and Kinematics Dynamics and Kinematics ID: MET-217 Credit Hours: 3 This course examines rigid body motion from applied forces and moments, displacement, velocity and acceleration versus mass, force, and momentum. Kinematics is introduced, with motion calculations of mechanical linkage points. |
• | • | 3 | |||
| MET-250 |
Special Topics in Mechanical Technology Special Topics in Mechanical Technology ID: MET-250 Credit Hours: 4 This course provides a survey of mechanical technology. Topics include work, energy, fluids, fluid dynamics, fluid systems, Bernoulli's equation, open vs. closed systems, thermal power, elementary heat transfer, etc. |
• | 4 | ||||
| MET-240 |
Mechanical Senior Project Mechanical Senior Project ID: MET-240 Credit Hours: 1 This course includes investigations and/or advanced study in an area of specialization approved by the instructor. |
• | 1 | ||||
| Total Credit Hours | 65 | ||||||
| Estimated Cost Financial Aid |
$13,260.00 Not including fees and equipment |
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What’s next after I complete this program?
Go directly into the workforce
Graduates of this program can obtain various positions in the local workforce depending on the specialization that they choose.