# How do I align an outcome with a rubric in a course using Enhanced Rubrics?

You can align any outcome in your course to a rubric. Rubrics are used to help students understand expectations for an assignment and how their submissions will be graded. Outcomes can be aligned with a rubric for additional assessment and measurable performance.

To align an outcome, the outcome must already exist for your course. You can align outcomes created at the account level, or learn how to [create course outcomes](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-outcome-for-a-course/ta-p/862).

**Notes**:

<div id="bkmrk-outcomes-can-be-adde"><div>- Outcomes can be added to rubrics, but rubrics cannot be added to outcomes.
- Rubrics cannot be edited once they have been added to more than one assignment in a course.
- 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, learn how to align an outcome with [a rubric in the Classic Rubric interface](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-align-an-outcome-with-a-rubric-in-a-course/ta-p/1130).

</div></div>## Open Rubrics

<div data-step-uuid="2E85DDE5-545C-4C46-97F9-4A4CF303C330" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="2E85DDE5-545C-4C46-97F9-4A4CF303C330"><div>![Open Rubrics](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/590/947/original/bbe99587-ea5b-4b8e-b3b6-11c015c83589.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Rubrics** link.

## Open Rubric

<div data-step-uuid="04A41929-3E33-4C8B-905D-DE44476F1B81" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="04A41929-3E33-4C8B-905D-DE44476F1B81"><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/911/475/medium/00891dfa-b394-4220-a4cc-298032578ad4.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/911/475/original/00891dfa-b394-4220-a4cc-298032578ad4.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To align an outcome to an existing rubric, click the **Options** icon \[1\] and then click the **Edit** link \[2\].

To create a new rubric to align an outcome to, click the **Create New Rubric** button \[3\].

## Create Criterion From Outcome

<div data-step-uuid="8f759944-0a1c-4fff-b944-9e04a6792779" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="8f759944-0a1c-4fff-b944-9e04a6792779"><div>[![Create Criterion From Outcome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/590/951/medium/3d0069c2-84ab-436b-8990-9668a44552a3.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/590/951/original/3d0069c2-84ab-436b-8990-9668a44552a3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Create From Outcome** button.

## Import Outcome

<div data-step-uuid="004d8141-78be-4be5-be15-34b95e6ef6ea" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="004d8141-78be-4be5-be15-34b95e6ef6ea"><div>[![Import Outcome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/590/953/medium/643ba247-14fb-483e-932e-c875b7476ec2.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/590/953/original/643ba247-14fb-483e-932e-c875b7476ec2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>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.

## Save Rubric

<div data-step-uuid="0444a386-ddb8-474e-8c6f-8c903d11b220" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="0444a386-ddb8-474e-8c6f-8c903d11b220"><div>[![Save Rubric](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/590/956/medium/4d3955b2-a81f-4f1a-aefa-08dac7793773.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/590/956/original/4d3955b2-a81f-4f1a-aefa-08dac7793773.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>View the aligned outcome \[1\]. Click the **Save Rubric** button \[2\].

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