The theoretical and methodological basis of the formation of physical education of student’s personality are methodological approaches that provide the interconnection and integrity of the process, and the principles that reflect the content and the peculiarities of the approaches as well. The categorical area of the research of the formation of physical education of student’s personality in a higher institution includes the substantiation of such items like “personality’s physical education”, “physical intelligence”, “physical and valeological competence”. The process of the formation of physical education of student’s personality in a higher institution will become effective if it is formed on the following principles: the complex of system, cultural, competent, innovative and personality-directed  approaches in the formation of physical education of student’s personality; purpose stating and innovation in its formation. The system approach works in the formation of physical education of student’s personality and the other approaches integrate in it. During the process of scientific work the theoretical and methodological model of the formation of physical education of student’s personality was developed.