Brigham Young University has long required religion credits in order to graduate. These 14 religion credits usually amount to seven classes that must be spread out over the course of a degree. While many students have tried to find ways to excuse their religion credits, one student has managed to excuse himself from religion classes for good.

John Smith was recently diagnosed with ADHD, which stands for attention-deficit hyperactive disorder. It helped him understand why so many things about normal daily life were difficult for him, and religion classes were particularly difficult for him.

“My ADHD keeps me from being able to focus and feel the spirit in a classroom setting,” John explained. “I tried so hard to focus, but even when I took notes on my laptop, I ended up down some kind of Wikipedia rabbit hole every day. ”

John Smith was granted a religion class waiver from the University Accessibility Center at the beginning of the semester, providing him with the 14 credits of religion without any time spent in class.

While this is a big step forward for accessibility at BYU, students have varying thoughts on this.

Jared Laz, a third-year accounting student, said, “I need to get one of these diagnoses, stat.”

“I’ve been fasting and praying for some kind of diagnosis so I can get out of Book of Mormon,” explained Gavin Mull.

University officials were quick to clarify, “These religion waivers are only granted under very specific circumstances that cannot be explicitly specified.”