How do I align an outcome with a rubric in an account using Enhanced Rubrics?
You can align any outcome in your account with a rubric. Rubrics help students understand assignment expectations and how their submissions will be graded. Outcomes can be aligned with a rubric for additional assessment and measurable performance.
To align an outcome, it must already exist in your account. You can also create account outcomes first.
Notes:
- You can add outcomes to rubrics, but you cannot add rubrics to outcomes.
- You cannot edit a rubric after it has been added to more than one assignment in a course.
- The Assignment Enhancements feature option must be enabled for students to view the updated rubric interface.
- This lesson describes rubrics with Enhanced Rubrics feature option enabled. If the steps in this lesson do not match what is displayed in your account, refer to our guide on aligning an outcome with a rubric in the Classic Rubrics interface.
Open Account

In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1], then click the name of the account [2].
Open Rubrics

In Account Navigation, click the Rubrics link.
Open Rubric
To align an outcome with an existing rubric, click the Options icon [1] and then click the Edit link [2].
To create a new rubric to align an outcome with, click the Create New Rubric button [3].
Import Outcome
Locate and select the outcome you want to align [1]. If you want to use the criterion for scoring, click the Use this criterion for scoring checkbox [2]. Click the Import button [3].
Note: Available outcomes may vary by institution.