Most students plan their own curriculum, choose their own texts and teach independently.
Faculty members are available for consultation, and training sessions are offered. TAs receive constructive criticism each semester though regular faculty evaluations. Clark fellows are entitled to a summer stipend and to a tuition waiver for summer classes, including for independent study. Although Clark Fellows are not obliged to teach, often they do so in order to gain valuable experience. Upon completion of the Ph.D. exams, students are eligible for a dissertation year fellowship, which usually covers the fifth or sixth year of study.