AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 16, 1998
                             REGISTRATION NO. 333 - 
                                                    -----------

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
                                 ---------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                    UNDER THE
                             SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                 ---------------

                          WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
                                 ---------------

         FLORIDA                                             22-2246554
--------------------------------                      -------------------------
(State of Other Jurisdiction of                       (IRS Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                        Identification No.)

                             4400 Biscayne Boulevard
                            Miami, Florida 33137-3227
                                 (305) 565-6510
               ---------------------------------------------------
               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                      including area code, of registrant's
                          principal executive offices)
                                 ---------------

                             1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             ----------------------
                            (Full Title of the Plan)


                               Richard B. Salzman
               Vice President - Legal Affairs and General Counsel
                          Whitman Education Group, Inc.
                       4400 Biscayne Boulevard, 6th Floor
                              Miami, Florida 33137
                          Telephone No.: (305) 575-6538
            ---------------------------------------------------------
            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)





<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          PROPOSED            PROPOSED
  TITLE OF                                MAXIMUM             MAXIMUM
  SECURITIES          AMOUNT              OFFERING            AGGREGATE          AMOUNT OF
  TO BE               TO BE               PRICE               OFFERING           REGISTRATION
  REGISTERED          REGISTERED          PER SHARE(1)        PRICE(1)           FEE
<S>                   <C>                 <C>                 <C>                <C>   

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Common Stock,         1,000,000           $3.84               3,840,000          $1,067.52
no par value          Shares(2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<FN>
-----------------

     (1) Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee
pursuant to Rule  457(h)(1)  under the  Securities  act of 1933,  based upon the
average of the high and low price of such Common  Stock on November  16, 1998 on
the American Stock Exchange.

     (2) This Registration  Statement also relates to such indeterminate  number
of additional  Common Shares of the Registrant as may be issuable as a result of
the stock splits, stock dividends,  recapitalization,  mergers, reorganizations,
combinations or exchange of shares or other similar events.

</FN>
</TABLE>



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<PAGE>



                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     The  contents of the  Registration  statement  on Form S-8 (No.  333-16007)
filed by Whitman  Education Group,  Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, dated January 15, 1998, with respect to the registration of
shares of the Company's  common stock,  no par value,  issuable  pursuant to the
1996 Whitman Education Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan, are incorporated herein by
this reference.

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT
NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                     METHOD OF FILING
------     ---------------------------------------         --------------------

5          Opinion regarding legality                      Filed herewith.

23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP                    Filed herewith.

24.1       Power of Attorney of Phillip Frost, M.D.        Filed herewith.

24.2       Power of Attorney of Jack R. Borsting           Filed herewith.

24.3       Power of Attorney of Peter S. Knight            Filed herewith.

24.4       Power of Attorney of Richard M. Krasno          Filed herewith.

24.5       Power of Attorney of Lois F. Lipsett            Filed herewith.

24.6       Power of Attorney Percy A. Pierre               Filed herewith.

24.7       Power of Attorney of Neil Flanzraich            Filed herewith.

24.8       Power of Attorney A. Marvin Strait              Filed herewith.





                                      II-2


<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, at Miami-Dade County, Florida on November 16, 1998.

                                       WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC.


                                       By: /S/ RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.
                                           ------------------------------------
                                               RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.
                                               CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER



                                      II-3


<PAGE>



     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE                                  TITLE                   DATE
-----------------------------              ---------               --------
 
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER: 

RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.
-----------------------------      Chief Executive Officer     November 16, 1998
RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.

/S/ FERNANDO L. FERNANDEZ
-----------------------------      VP-Finance and              November 16, 1998
FERNANDO L. FERNANDEZ              Chief Financial Officer

DIRECTORS:

  /S/ PHILLIP FROST, M.D.*         DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
PHILLIP FROST, M.D.

 /S/ RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.*    DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
RICHARD C. PFENNIGER

 /S/ JACK R. BORSTING*             DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
JACK R. BORSTING

 /S/ PETER S. KNIGHT*              DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
PETER S. KNIGHT

 /S/ LOIS F. LIPSETT*              DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
LOIS F. LIPSETT

 /S/ RICHARD M. KRASNO*            DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
RICHARD M. KRASNO

 /S/ NEIL FLANZRAICH*              DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
NEIL FLANZRAICH

 /S/ PERCY A. PIERRE*              DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
PERCY A. PIERRE


 /S/ A. MARVIN STRAIT*              DIRECTOR                   NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
A. MARVIN STRAIT




                                      II-4


<PAGE>



*BY:   /S/ RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.
       --------------------------------
          ATTORNEY-IN-FACT



                                      II-5
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 16, 1998
                             REGISTRATION NO. 333 - 
                                                    -----------

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
                                 ---------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                    UNDER THE
                             SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                 ---------------

                          WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
                                 ---------------

         FLORIDA                                             22-2246554
--------------------------------                      -------------------------
(State of Other Jurisdiction of                       (IRS Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                        Identification No.)

                             4400 Biscayne Boulevard
                            Miami, Florida 33137-3227
                                 (305) 565-6510
               ---------------------------------------------------
               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                      including area code, of registrant's
                          principal executive offices)
                                 ---------------

                             1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             ----------------------
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                               Richard B. Salzman
               Vice President - Legal Affairs and General Counsel
                          Whitman Education Group, Inc.
                       4400 Biscayne Boulevard, 6th Floor
                              Miami, Florida 33137
                          Telephone No.: (305) 575-6538
            ---------------------------------------------------------
            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          PROPOSED            PROPOSED
  TITLE OF                                MAXIMUM             MAXIMUM
  SECURITIES          AMOUNT              OFFERING            AGGREGATE          AMOUNT OF
  TO BE               TO BE               PRICE               OFFERING           REGISTRATION
  REGISTERED          REGISTERED          PER SHARE(1)        PRICE(1)           FEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Common Stock,         1,000,000           $3.84               3,840,000          $1,067.52
no par value          Shares(2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------

     (1) Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee
pursuant to Rule  457(h)(1)  under the  Securities  act of 1933,  based upon the
average of the high and low price of such Common  Stock on November  16, 1998 on
the American Stock Exchange.

     (2) This Registration  Statement also relates to such indeterminate  number
of additional  Common Shares of the Registrant as may be issuable as a result of
the stock splits, stock dividends,  recapitalization,  mergers, reorganizations,
combinations or exchange of shares or other similar events.
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PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     The  contents of the  Registration  statement  on Form S-8 (No.  333-16007)
filed by Whitman  Education Group,  Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, dated January 15, 1998, with respect to the registration of
shares of the Company's  common stock,  no par value,  issuable  pursuant to the
1996 Whitman Education Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan, are incorporated herein by
this reference.

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT
NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                     METHOD OF FILING
------     ---------------------------------------         --------------------

5          Opinion regarding legality                      Filed herewith.

23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP                    Filed herewith.

24.1       Power of Attorney of Phillip Frost, M.D.        Filed herewith.

24.2       Power of Attorney of Jack R. Borsting           Filed herewith.

24.3       Power of Attorney of Peter S. Knight            Filed herewith.

24.4       Power of Attorney of Richard M. Krasno          Filed herewith.

24.5       Power of Attorney of Lois F. Lipsett            Filed herewith.

24.6       Power of Attorney Percy A. Pierre               Filed herewith.

24.7       Power of Attorney of Neil Flanzraich            Filed herewith.

24.8       Power of Attorney A. Marvin Strait              Filed herewith.

                                      II-2
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, at Miami-Dade County, Florida on November 16, 1998.

                                       WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC.

                                       By: /S/ RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.
                                           ------------------------------------
                                               RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.
                                               CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                                      II-3
Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE                                  TITLE                   DATE
-----------------------------              ---------               --------
 
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER: 

RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.
-----------------------------      Chief Executive Officer     November 16, 1998
RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.

/S/ FERNANDO L. FERNANDEZ
-----------------------------      VP-Finance and              November 16, 1998
FERNANDO L. FERNANDEZ              Chief Financial Officer

DIRECTORS:

  /S/ PHILLIP FROST, M.D.*         DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
PHILLIP FROST, M.D.

 /S/ RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.*    DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
RICHARD C. PFENNIGER

 /S/ JACK R. BORSTING*             DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
JACK R. BORSTING

 /S/ PETER S. KNIGHT*              DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
PETER S. KNIGHT

 /S/ LOIS F. LIPSETT*              DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
LOIS F. LIPSETT

 /S/ RICHARD M. KRASNO*            DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
RICHARD M. KRASNO

 /S/ NEIL FLANZRAICH*              DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
NEIL FLANZRAICH

 /S/ PERCY A. PIERRE*              DIRECTOR                    NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
PERCY A. PIERRE

 /S/ A. MARVIN STRAIT*              DIRECTOR                   NOVEMBER 16, 1998
---------------------------------
A. MARVIN STRAIT

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*BY:   /S/ RICHARD C. PFENNIGER, JR.
       --------------------------------
          ATTORNEY-IN-FACT

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