VPA requirements?

Hey all, I’m confused about art requirements, and thought you all could help =D.

Anyway, my question is: will one semester of taking a community college art class, allow me to A) graduate highschool and B) allow me to get into any college (just in terms of requirements fulfilled, specifically I mean the UC a-g requirement thing…).

I’ve read that I need one year of some visual performing art class to get into any UC system school, but my counselor had told me that one semester of a community college class will cover me fine… and now I am thoroughly confused lol. Anyone care to elucidate? I think my counselor might haveve been speaking only in terms of graduating high school, would I be correct?