The "École des Practiciens du Commerce International", now referred to as "ESSEC BBA", is the Bachelor of Business Administration program of ESSEC Business School, France.It was created in 1975 by ESSEC to prepare students to meet the needs of French firms launching operations on the international market.In 1977, the EPSCI degree became the first ever undergraduate degree outside of the US to be awarded AACSB accreditation.