This is a report about the design of a curricular proposal for the Teaching Major in Nursing from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). In this article, we present a brief history line of this undergraduate program, its current curricular structure at UFRGS, as well as existing legislation both at its educational and nursing levels. Finally, the results of studies carried out by the Teaching Majors Coordination (COORLICEN) at UFRGS are reported, besides a proposal for curricular changes to the nursing major, according to the National Curricular Guidelines for Teacher Education and legislation pertaining to this profession.
guidelines; curriculum; teaching major in nursing
