diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_rubric.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_rubric.py
index 4380e32d5b..50ec22f033 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_rubric.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_rubric.py
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ class CombinedOpenEndedRubric(object):
         '''
         try:
             rubric_categories = self.extract_categories(rubric_xml)
+            max_scores = map((lambda cat: cat['options'][-1]['points']), rubric_categories)
+            max_score = max(max_scores)
             html = self.system.render_template('open_ended_rubric.html', 
                     {'categories'  : rubric_categories,
                      'has_score': self.has_score,
-                     'view_only': self.view_only})
+                     'view_only': self.view_only,
+                     'max_score': max_score})
         except:
             raise RubricParsingError("[render_rubric] Could not parse the rubric with xml: {0}".format(rubric_xml))
         return html
diff --git a/lms/templates/open_ended_rubric.html b/lms/templates/open_ended_rubric.html
index 8d40c7d2b8..b92ad04bde 100644
--- a/lms/templates/open_ended_rubric.html
+++ b/lms/templates/open_ended_rubric.html
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
     <p>Select the criteria you feel best represents this submission in each category.</p>
     % endif
     <table class="rubric">
+        <tr class="points-header">
+            <th></th>
+        % for i in range(max_score + 1):
+            <th>   
+                ${i} points
+            </th>
+        % endfor
+        </tr>
         % for i in range(len(categories)):
             <% category = categories[i] %>
         <tr>
@@ -23,7 +31,6 @@
                         <div class="view-only">
                     % endif
                         ${option['text']}
-                        <div class="grade">[${option['points']} points]</div>
                         </div>
                 % else:
                     <input type="radio" class="score-selection" name="score-selection-${i}" id="score-${i}-${j}" value="${option['points']}"/>