Establishment
Opening a Program: Proposals to open programs within vocational schools in higher education institutions were examined at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 06/07/2017 and; The Justice Program was opened by deciding in accordance with Article 7/d-2 of Law No. 2547, as amended by Law No. 2880.
Admission of Students: The proposals of higher education institutions regarding opening programs within vocational schools and admitting students to the existing programs for the 2018-2019 academic year were reviewed at the Higher Education General Assembly meeting dated 17/05/2018 and in accordance with the articles 7/d-2 and 7/h of Law No. 2547 as amended by Law No. 2880, article 4 of Law No. 3843 and article 8 of the Regulation on the Principles to be Complied with in Foreign Language Education and Teaching in a Foreign Language in Higher Education Institutions, it was decided to admit 80 students to the Justice Program. 
Degree Earned
Students who successfully complete this program are entitled to receive an "Associate Degree" (Associate of Science) in the field of Justice. This program is subject to a 120 ECTS credit and 2-year associate degree system at the Vocational School of Justice.
Acceptance and Registration Conditions
Students who want to register to the department must complete the processes / pass the exams determined by ÖSYM within the framework of the academic and legal regulations of the university. A student who has started his/her education in an equivalent program in Turkey or abroad can apply for horizontal transfer. In order to be eligible to study at our university, Turkish students must take the "Higher Education Transition Exam (YGS)" organized by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) and be placed in a program run by Iğdır University according to their scores and preferences. In addition, students who want to register must not be registered in any higher education institution. Foreign students who want to study at our university must take the Foreign Student Exam (YÖS) also organized by ÖSYM. Detailed information on the subject is available on the website of the Council of Higher Education: http://www.yok.gov.tr/ The exact registration dates, documents required for registration and the principles to be applied are determined and announced by the University Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Qualification Conditions and Rules
In order to obtain an associate degree from the Justice program, students must successfully complete all compulsory and elective courses (equivalent to a total of 120 ECTS) and have a general weighted grade point average of at least 2.0 out of 4.00.
Program Profile
The most attractive option for graduates is to continue their law education by passing the DGS (vertical transfer exam) to the Faculty of Law. DGS is a four-year undergraduate education exam repeated every year after graduating from two-year vocational schools and with the right to take the exam every year. To train personnel who have basic knowledge and understanding of legal issues; who are familiar with the functioning of the court system; who respect the law, who value professional ethics; who will perform administrative duties in institutions operating within the legal system such as courthouses, law offices, and notaries. The program provides keyboard lessons in a separate laboratory. There are no courses taught in a foreign language.
Graduates' Employment Profiles
Candidates who successfully complete their associate degree education can transfer to the Open Education Faculty, which is granted the right to transfer without an exam, or to the Law Faculties, provided that they receive sufficient marks in the Vertical Transfer exam conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center. Graduates are appointed to positions such as clerk or assistant clerk in courts; enforcement director or assistant, prison guard, court clerk, and bailiff. In addition, it is possible for them to fulfill positions that can rise to the level of director in penal institutions. Graduates can easily find jobs outside of the courthouse, in official or private banks, various public and economic institutions, and private economic enterprises. It is also a fact that graduates work as assistant lawyers in the private sector, especially in law offices, and are preferred in this regard.
Transition to Advanced Programs
Graduates can apply to the fields (undergraduate programs) announced by ÖSYM with the Vertical Transfer Exam. Graduates of Justice / Justice (AÖF), Justice Vocational Education (AÖF), Justice Vocational School can transfer to law undergraduate programs. In addition, graduates of Justice Programs can transfer to the open education undergraduate programs listed below. 1. Public Relations and Advertising, Public Relations and Promotion 2. Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Economics, Public Administration, Finance, International Relations, Business, Accommodation Management
Exams, Assessment and Evaluation
Each student must register for classes at the beginning of the semester and attend at least 70% of the classes and 80% of the practical sessions in order to be eligible to take the final exam. Students are subjected to at least 1 midterm and 1 final exam for each course. The contribution of the midterm exam (the scores obtained from assessment tools such as homework, laboratory exam, quiz, etc. can also be taken into consideration as the midterm grade) to the success grade is 40%, and the contribution of the final exam is 60%. All exams are evaluated out of 100 points. There is a requirement to receive at least 50 points from the final exam. Students who receive one of the letter grades (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB) and (CC) in a course are considered to have passed that course. (DC) and (DD) grades are conditionally successful grades.
Graduation Requirements
In order to successfully complete the program, it is necessary to pass all courses in the program (equivalent to 120 ECTS) and obtain a weighted grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00. In addition, it is necessary to successfully complete the compulsory summer internship.
Department Opportunities
The department employs a faculty member with the title of professor. In addition, courses are given by many faculty members from different departments of our university. In addition, we have a computer laboratory in our department where computer and keyboard usage courses are given. Perhaps the most important of the departmental facilities is that keyboard usage courses are given for two semesters. In the other 2 semesters, keyboard and 10-finger keyboard courses are given as electives. Having faculty members who know 10-finger keyboard is considered a separate advantage. In this way, our graduate students will gain the necessary application skills to become court clerks. In addition to the computer laboratory, there are computers in the central library and students can use the library indefinitely as long as it is open.