In 2015, the English Department at Brigham Young University began an instruction-integrated Professional Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) Internship program to place students in meaningful work experiences with local companies while they received on-campus professional writing instruction. Since its inception, dozens of students have completed a professional writing internship, providing writing services to local companies while gaining in skills and valuable experience.

The PWI program was developed by Dr. Jon Balzotti, an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition in the English Department at BYU.