[] About Program
The needs planning of the Ministry of Justice and the personnel needs of the current justice system, Justice Programs have been closed by the decision of the Presidency of the Higher Education Council No. 2023.16.303. After this decision, the Court Office Services program was opened in order to respond to the needs of a new program by taking into account the demands of the Ministry of Justice and the economic, social and cultural dynamics of the province of Düzce. The justice system should adapt quickly to innovations and changing needs in legal processes. The fact that Düzce province is a region where industry and trade are developing rapidly has increased the workload of the courts. In this context, the Court Office Services program is designed to meet the need for personnel with effective communication skills who are specialized in legal processes. The Court Office Services Program provides students with in-depth knowledge of file management, in-court and out-of-court processes, enabling graduates to adapt to legal processes quickly and effectively. fig.
[] Goals
It is to educate the Justice Personnel with a high social sensitivity and advocate for the interests and rights of the country by producing information for the benefit of all segments of the society.
[] Objectives
To be a program that educates the qualified personnel required by the public and private sector in the fields of law and justice, to organize academic activities, to make scientific publications and to be preferred by students.
[] Education Language
Turkish
[] Degree to Be Won
Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded an Associate Degree in Justice.
[] Earned Level of Qualification
This program is a program that provides education at the associate degree level.
Students who graduate from the Court Clerical Services Associate Degree Program receive the “Court Clerical Services Associate Degree Diploma” and obtain the title of “Justice Professional Employee”.
[] Admission Requirements
The admissions of students to the programs are made according to the Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM – University entrance exam) within the framework set by the regulations of Higher Education Council (HEC). After students inform the Student Selection and Placement Center about what programs they want to study at, students are placed in the related programs according to their scores they got from the exam. Graduates of related vocational high schools can enroll in the department within the framework set by the regulations of Higher Education Council (HEC).

Foreign students are admitted to the related programs with the scores of internationally acceptable exams such as SAT, ACT or are admitted to the related programs with their high school graduation grades (Undergraduate and Graduate Programs for Foreign Students Admission Guidelines).

The admission of students of General Academic Exchange Protocol to the related programs are done within the framework of the bilateral agreements (ERASMUS, FARABI, etc) signed between Duzce University and the partner universities. Guest students may enroll into the courses in this program, if the related academic unit approves. Sufficient language knowledge is required to monitor the program.
[] Course's Contrubution To Program
To complete the available courses in the program (a total of 120 ECTS) successfully, the students have to get at least 50 points out of 100 and required to achieve 2.00 on a 4.00 weighted grade point average. To graduate from the programs students should get at least DD in all of the courses provided.Students are also required to complete the compulsory practice in the specified time.
[] Recognition of Prior Learning
Students enrolled in DU might be exempted from certain courses within the framework of certain regulations. A student can be exempted from a certain course provided related course content previously received from another institution complies with that of DU, which is subject to approval and verification by the Board of faculty/graduate school/school.

Recognition of Education Abroad

DU recognises academic terms and courses studied by a student that has been involved in an exchange programme for one or two terms at the universities with which a partnership was established.

Students that are selected to avail themselves of Student Mobility for Studies under ERASMUS are obliged to draw up an education agreement with relevant ERASMUS Unit Coordination prior to the mobility term. The education agreement demonstrates the courses to be studied at the partner university the student intends to go, as well as appropriate ECTS credits.

In addition to this, students shall be asked to issue a Recognition Sheet, which refers to the equivalent of foreign courses in DU, so that the credit transfer is planned and approved.

At the end of the exchange term, the courses studied abroad are recorded and demonstrated in the transcript, together with the original course codes and names and ECTS credits. Pursuant to ERASMUS Programme and Collaboration Agreements concluded thereunto, official transcripts will quote, an abbreviation signal of ET, European Transfer, for the courses studied abroad.
[] Description of Program
Akçakoca Vocational School Office Services Secretarial Department Court Office Services Program is a program that trains professionals who can quickly adapt to professional life, perform at a high level, have the qualifications to work in both elite law firms and the private sector, as well as in the justice bureaucracy.
[] Program Requirements
[] TYYÇ - Based on the Adequacy-Relationship Adequacy of Program
[] Professional Profile of Graduates

The Court Clerical Services Program has become a center of attraction in recent years, especially with job postings expressed in thousands by the Ministry of Justice. Graduates of the Court Clerical Services Program can work at various levels of the public and private sectors, especially in the public sector. The main positions in the public sector are listed below. a) Clerk of Police (in Criminal Courts, Civil Courts, Specialized Courts, Administrative Courts, Tax Courts, Public Prosecutor's Offices, High Judicial Institutions, etc.) b) Election Clerk (YSK, Provincial and District Election Boards) c) Execution Clerk (in the Directorate of Prisons and Protection) d) Probation Director / Assistant Director. e) Executive Director/Assistant Manager. f) Executive Officer g) Execution and Protection Officer h) Lawyer's Clerk (in Lawyer's Offices) i) Notary Clerk (in Notary Offices) j) Bailiff

k) In the general administrative services class of public institutions and organizations l) Legal consultancies and enforcement offices of other public institutions and organizations me

[] The Upper Stage of a Transition
Students who graduate from this program may pursue undergraduate programs in accordance with established rules.
[] Program Structure
Of the 120 ECTS courses taught in the program, 12 must be compulsory courses, 60 elective courses, and 48 compulsory courses.
[] Examinations, Assessment and Grading
For each course, the method of assessment and grading is defined "Course Information Form" in details. Click for more information about regulations.
[] Graduation Requirements
In the Court Office Services Program at our Vocational School; The knowledge, skills and competencies that students who graduate successfully with minimum credits based on student workload and other criteria that will provide the minimum competencies determined within the framework of higher education qualifications have been determined and the course curriculum has been created accordingly. Within this framework, in order to graduate from the program, each student must have obtained at least 120 ECTS from the compulsory and elective courses included in the curriculum as a graduation requirement and have succeeded according to the course passing criteria determined by the senate. Of the minimum 120 ECTS that each student must take in order to graduate, 12 of them must be Common Compulsory Courses, 32 must be Elective Courses, and 76 must be from Compulsory Courses. The Common Compulsory Courses consist of Foreign Language - I / II, Turkish Language - I / II, Ataturk's Principles and History of the Revolution - I / II courses. For each student who fulfills these conditions, the
[] Type of Training
Full-Time
[] Director and Deputy Directors
Director
Prof. Dr. Recai AYDIN


[] Academic Staff
  • Lecturer
       Lect. Murat GEZİCİ
       muratgezici@duzce.edu.tr