diff --git a/src/convert.ts b/src/convert.ts
index 7130028..e10a297 100644
--- a/src/convert.ts
+++ b/src/convert.ts
@@ -644,6 +644,42 @@ export function fixWildcardSelections(resources: TorusResource[]) {
   return resources;
 }
 
+const getSelectionPoints = (resources: TorusResource[], sel: any) => {
+  const tag = sel.logic.conditions.children[0].value[0];
+  const acts = resources.filter(
+    (r) => r.type === 'Activity' && r.tags.includes(tag)
+  );
+
+  const partPoints = (act: any): number[] =>
+    act.content.authoring.parts.map((part: any) => part?.outOf || 1);
+
+  const actPoints = (act: any) =>
+    partPoints(act).reduce((sum: number, val: number) => sum + val, 0);
+
+  // we can only assign points to selection if all possible questions have same points
+  const firstActPoints = actPoints(acts[0]);
+  return acts.every((a) => actPoints(a) === firstActPoints)
+    ? firstActPoints
+    : 1;
+};
+
+export function setSelectionPoints(resources: TorusResource[]) {
+  resources
+    .filter((r) => r.type === 'Page')
+    .forEach((page) => {
+      getDescendants(
+        (page as Page).content.model as any[],
+        'selection'
+      ).forEach((sel: any) => {
+        const points = getSelectionPoints(resources, sel);
+        if (points !== 1) {
+          sel.pointsPerActivity = points;
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+  return resources;
+}
 function fixReportActivityid(resources: TorusResource[], selection: any) {
   resources
     .filter((r) => r.type === 'Page' && r.id === selection.activityId)
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0b99989..4589acf 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ export function convertAction(options: CmdOptions): Promise<ConvertedResults> {
           updated = Convert.updateDerivativeReferences(updated);
           updated = Convert.generatePoolTags(updated);
           updated = Convert.fixWildcardSelections(updated);
+          updated = Convert.setSelectionPoints(updated);
           updated = Convert.fixActivityReports(updated);
           updated = filterOutTemporaryContent(updated);
           updated = Convert.updateNonDirectImageReferences(
diff --git a/src/resources/formative.ts b/src/resources/formative.ts
index 62d12ce..3d216b9 100644
--- a/src/resources/formative.ts
+++ b/src/resources/formative.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ function buildMCQPart(question: any) {
         content: Common.ensureParagraphs(r.children),
       }))
     ),
-    scoringStrategy: 'average',
     targeted: [],
     objectives: skillrefs.map((s: any) => s.idref),
     explanation: Common.maybeBuildPartExplanation(responses),
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ function buildOrderingPart(question: any) {
         content: Common.ensureParagraphs(r.children),
       }))
     ),
-    scoringStrategy: 'average',
     objectives: skillrefs.map((s: any) => s.idref),
     explanation: Common.maybeBuildPartExplanation(responses),
   };
@@ -215,7 +213,6 @@ function buildLikertParts(question: any, items: any[]) {
       },
       Common.makeCatchAllResponse(),
     ],
-    scoringStrategy: 'average',
     objectives: [],
     targeted: [],
     explanation: null,
@@ -557,6 +554,7 @@ export function setCustomScoringFlags(model: any, subType: string) {
   const hasCustomPoints = model.authoring.parts.some(
     (p: any) => Common.getOutOfPoints(p) > 1
   );
+
   if (hasCustomPoints) {
     // For multi-part questions, authoring detects custom by activity-wide flag
     if (['oli_multi_input', 'oli_response_multi'].includes(subType))
diff --git a/src/resources/image.ts b/src/resources/image.ts
index 923add1..20015a7 100644
--- a/src/resources/image.ts
+++ b/src/resources/image.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ function defaultContent(example: boolean) {
               ],
             },
           ],
-          scoringStrategy: 'average',
         },
       ],
       transformations: [],
diff --git a/src/resources/questions/cata.ts b/src/resources/questions/cata.ts
index 83cc89d..d74ecd3 100644
--- a/src/resources/questions/cata.ts
+++ b/src/resources/questions/cata.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ export function buildCATAPart(question: any) {
         content: Common.ensureParagraphs(r.children),
       }))
     ),
-    scoringStrategy: 'average',
     objectives: skillrefs.map((s: any) => s.idref),
     explanation: Common.maybeBuildPartExplanation(responses),
     targeted: [],
diff --git a/src/resources/questions/common.ts b/src/resources/questions/common.ts
index 4560ab4..d1efab0 100644
--- a/src/resources/questions/common.ts
+++ b/src/resources/questions/common.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ export function buildTextPart(id: string, question: any) {
       }))
     ),
     objectives: skillrefs.map((s: any) => s.idref),
-    scoringStrategy: 'average',
     explanation: maybeBuildPartExplanation(legacyResponses),
     gradingApproach: getGradingApproach(question),
   };
@@ -432,5 +431,9 @@ export function adjustSubmitCompareResponses(origResponses: any[]) {
 }
 
 export function getOutOfPoints(part: any) {
-  return Math.max(...part.responses.map((r: any) => r?.score ?? 0));
+  return (
+    // instructor-graded questions have no responses but may still have custom
+    // outOf points set from score_out_of attribute on legacy part
+    part?.outOf || Math.max(...part.responses.map((r: any) => r?.score ?? 0))
+  );
 }
diff --git a/src/resources/questions/multi.ts b/src/resources/questions/multi.ts
index 480159a..58c742d 100644
--- a/src/resources/questions/multi.ts
+++ b/src/resources/questions/multi.ts
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ function buildDropdownPart(part: any, i: number, ignorePartId: boolean) {
       }))
     ),
     objectives: skillrefs.map((s: any) => s.idref),
-    scoringStrategy: 'average',
     explanation: Common.maybeBuildPartExplanation(responses),
   };
 }
@@ -461,7 +460,7 @@ export function buildInputPart(
   const skillrefs = Common.getChildren(part, 'skillref');
   const id = part.id !== undefined && part.id !== null ? part.id + '' : guid();
 
-  return {
+  const torusPart: any = {
     id,
     responses: responses.map((r: any) => {
       const cleanedMatch = convertCatchAll(r.match);
@@ -488,10 +487,15 @@ export function buildInputPart(
       }))
     ),
     objectives: skillrefs.map((s: any) => s.idref),
-    scoringStrategy: 'average',
     explanation: Common.maybeBuildPartExplanation(responses),
     gradingApproach: Common.getGradingApproach(input),
   };
+  // include custom outOf points for instructor-graded questions if specified by score_out_of attr
+  if (torusPart.gradingApproach === 'manual' && part?.score_out_of) {
+    torusPart.outOf = Number(part.score_out_of);
+  }
+
+  return torusPart;
 }
 
 // Build a response_multi question. Similar to multi-input, but each part subsumes a *set* of
@@ -611,7 +615,6 @@ const toResponseMultiPart = (part: any, items: any[]) => {
       }))
     ),
     objectives: skillrefs.map((s: any) => s.idref),
-    scoringStrategy: 'average',
     explanation: Common.maybeBuildPartExplanation(responses),
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/resources/superactivity.ts b/src/resources/superactivity.ts
index a8877c7..20bcb5e 100644
--- a/src/resources/superactivity.ts
+++ b/src/resources/superactivity.ts
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ function toActivityModel(
       parts: [
         {
           id: guid(),
-          scoringStrategy: 'average',
           responses: [],
           hints: [],
         },
diff --git a/test/resources/feedback-test.ts b/test/resources/feedback-test.ts
index cc55166..41f4bf0 100644
--- a/test/resources/feedback-test.ts
+++ b/test/resources/feedback-test.ts
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ describe('convert feedback', () => {
                     },
                   },
                 ],
-                scoringStrategy: 'average',
                 objectives: expect.any(Array),
                 targeted: expect.any(Array),
                 explanation: null,
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ describe('convert feedback', () => {
                     },
                   },
                 ],
-                scoringStrategy: 'average',
+
                 objectives: expect.any(Array),
                 targeted: expect.any(Array),
                 explanation: null,
@@ -524,7 +523,7 @@ describe('convert feedback', () => {
                     },
                   },
                 ],
-                scoringStrategy: 'average',
+
                 objectives: expect.any(Array),
                 targeted: expect.any(Array),
                 explanation: null,
@@ -657,7 +656,7 @@ describe('convert feedback', () => {
                     },
                   },
                 ],
-                scoringStrategy: 'average',
+
                 objectives: expect.any(Array),
                 targeted: expect.any(Array),
                 explanation: null,
@@ -730,7 +729,7 @@ describe('convert feedback', () => {
                   },
                 ],
                 objectives: [],
-                scoringStrategy: 'average',
+
                 explanation: null,
               },
             ],
@@ -1071,7 +1070,7 @@ describe('convert feedback', () => {
                     content: [{ type: 'p', children: [{ text: '' }] }],
                   },
                 ],
-                scoringStrategy: 'average',
+
                 targeted: expect.any(Array),
                 objectives: [],
                 explanation: null,
diff --git a/test/resources/summative-test.ts b/test/resources/summative-test.ts
index c8e020f..0b8db12 100644
--- a/test/resources/summative-test.ts
+++ b/test/resources/summative-test.ts
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ describe('convert summative', () => {
                     content: [{ type: 'p', children: [{ text: '' }] }],
                   },
                 ],
-                scoringStrategy: 'average',
                 targeted: [],
                 objectives: [],
                 explanation: null,
@@ -342,7 +341,6 @@ describe('convert summative', () => {
                     content: [{ type: 'p', children: [{ text: '' }] }],
                   },
                 ],
-                scoringStrategy: 'average',
                 targeted: [],
                 objectives: [],
                 explanation: null,