Clearly the number of courses you can actually attend during the course selection period is limited. You may decide almost at once on three or four courses and have time to look into only a few of the others that interest you. To focus your investigation, read the course descriptions in the YCPS carefully. Then, since those descriptions are brief, check readings and assignments for courses that appeal to you. The best way to find out about readings and assignments is from course syllabi.
Most instructors prepare a syllabus and a reading list for each course they teach.
Online syllabi enable students to peruse the content of a course without attending the first lecture, although in some cases online syllabi are posted after classes begin. In the fall, if a course syllabus is not yet online, check the Cross Campus Library or local bookstores. They sometimes post book lists supplied by instructors, and these book lists are valuable sources of information. If you still have questions about a course after looking at its syllabus and book list, seek out the instructor at the end of class, during scheduled office hours, or by appointment. After these dates no conversion is possible.