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title: "Associate rubric with assignment"
slug: "associate-rubric-with-assessment"
updated: 2026-10-16T10:20:51Z
published: 2026-10-16T10:20:51Z
canonical: "clickup-help.up.ac.za/associate-rubric-with-assessment"
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# Associate rubric with assignment

## Steps to associate the rubric with the assignment

1. On the **Settings** panel of an assignment, scroll down to **Grading & Submissions**.
2. Click on **Add rubric**.
3. You can take the following actions:  

a.  **[Create](/v1/docs/create-rubric)**,  

b.  **[Generate](/v1/docs/ai-auto-generate-rubrics)** or  

c.  **Select** an existing  rubric to link to the assessment.  

d. Click on **Save & Close**.

![Course rubrics page lists seven rubrics, with Generate and Create controls and pagination options highlighted.](https://cdn.document360.io/8ea693b1-555d-4973-acf4-f29e9965c563/Images/Documentation/link_rubric.png)

Take note

When you select an existing *points-based* rubric, you can choose the points to assign to the assessment:

```
* To use the total points from the rubric, check the **Use rubric's possible points** box, which will override the Maximum Points set for the assessment. 
* If you prefer to keep the Maximum Points of the assessment, leave **Use rubric's possible points** unchecked.
```

E.g. If the maximum points for an assignment are set to 100, and the possible points in the rubric are 20, selecting the checkbox will update the assignment's maximum points to 20. If the checkbox is unselected, the maximum points will remain at 100.

## Video: Associate rubrics

This video shows how to associate an existing rubric with an assessment:

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Note that the screens in the video might look different to what you see in your clickUP course. Please follow the steps above.

[Embedded content](https://player.vimeo.com/video/1043434943)