When are course outlines posted or distributed?
Do we get them the first day of classes or are they emailed or something?

you will get them at your very first class .

Depending on the course, some might be already available at the respective department website (or will become available before the first day of classes). But as Kevin mentioned, you will get them on the first day of classes.

Or you can look them up here:
http://www.macinsiders.com/forumdisp...lines-152.html

They might not be the most recent, but you'll have a general idea of the material each course will contain. But yep, they'll be distributed on the first day of class.