"Academic" Teacher Recommendations?

Hi,

I was looking at the requirements of a few colleges that I’m interested in, and I noticed how some of them state that the teacher recommendations should come from a core academic teacher. I know that this phrase usually refers to English, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, and Math teachers, but would a journalism teacher also be acceptable? I’ve known her for three years and I feel like she knows me the best out of all of my teachers.

Thanks!