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The purpose of the article is to analyze the regulatory framework of physical education in higher pedagogical education institutions of Ukraine in the second half of the 40’s – the late 80’s of the XXth century. Research methods: theoretical analysis, comparison and synthesis of the sources. The results of the study: based on the analysis of normative-legal documents the strategy of the state towards physical education of students is defined. Practical value: the study, on the basis of historical experience, allows to identify the ways of improving the normative-legal basis of physical education in the pedagogical universities. Conclusions and prospects for further research: it was found out that the regulatory framework of physical education in higher pedagogical education institutions of Ukraine during the analyzed period consisted of documents of different levels of legal hierarchy adopted by many party and state authorities. Analysis of legal acts shows that the strategy of the state in relation to physical education of students was not constant and changed under the influence of political, social and economic factors. So, in the early postwar years the priority was the restoration of physical education in higher schools on military basis. The contents of legal documents, adopted before 1948, was directed at achieving this result. After the decree of the Central Committee of the CC UCP(b) “On the development of mass sports movement and growth of skills of Soviet athletes” (December 1948) physical activity of pedagogical universities focuses on identifying and training athletes who would have been able to win at international competitions. A new phase of legal regulation of physical education in higher education institutions begins at the end of the 1950s. Its feature is refocusing on the development of mass sports movement in the universities and promoting the health of students. In general, regulatory support of physical education in higher education institutions in the period under study is characterized by dynamism and desire to improve the system of physical development of students. However, the level of legislation in this area cannot be recognized as coherent, stable and such that fully conforms to the time requirements. The subject of further study is the content of the curriculum of physical culture for schools as part of the normative support of physical education of students of higher education institutions.