Letters of Recommendation Question

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Hi!

I am currently awaiting my AMCAS verification and wanted to see if anyone can answer a quick question on letters of rec.
I asked for five letters of recommendation:
my Physics Professor, my Major Advisor/former professor (Public health related major- nonscience), History professor, Lab PI for 2 summers of research, Extracurricular advisor

I've noticed that a lot of schools recommend or require 2 letters of rec from science professors. However, most also say that if you are providing a Premedical advisory cover letter then it may not matter what types of letters you submit. For example, on NYMC it says

• If your college has a Premedical Advisory Committee, a single letter of evaluation from the Committee is preferred and will fulfill all undergraduate letters of evaluation requirements. A Committee letter does not require the names of individual letter writers.
• If your college does not have a premedical committee, a total of three (3) letters of evaluation from undergraduate faculty are required. The names of the individual letters writers must be listed on your AMCAS application. Two (2) letters must be from science faculty who either taught you in a class or supervised independent research for which you received credit toward your science GPA. Acceptable science courses for purposes of letters of evaluation include: biology, chemistry, physics, bio-medical engineering, or bio-engineering, etc. (Math is not considered a science course for purposes of letters of evaluation.) The third required letter of evaluation must be from a non-science course.

My college has a premedical advisory committee, and I am getting a cover letter in addition to my recommendations. Am I ok?

Thanks so much, I really appreciate any advice!