public List <SelectListItem> Semesters() { var semesters = new List <SelectListItem>(); try { // Convert each Semester in the DB to a SelectListItem and add to a list foreach (var semester in SemestersRepository.ListSemesters()) { semesters.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = semester.SemesterName, Value = semester.SemesterValue }); } } catch (Exception e) { Console.Write(e.Message); } return(semesters); }