ASP.NET

[Required]
[Display(Name = "Security Level")]
public IEnumerable<System.Web.Mvc.SelectListItem> AdminSecurityLevels { get; set; }
public int SecurityLevel { get; set; } // Not in use yet, but i think it's required.

public ActionResult UserEditor(int? userID)
{
  IEnumerable<SelectListItem> securityLevels = SelectListHelper.GetAdminSecurityLevels();
  ViewBag.AdminSecurityLevels = securityLevels;
}

<div class="form-group">
  @Html.LabelFor(m => m.AdminSecurityLevels, new { @class = "control-label" })
  @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.AdminSecurityLevels, Model.AdminSecurityLevels, new { @class = "form-control" })
</div>

public class SelectListHelper
    {
        public static IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GetAdminSecurityLevels()
        {
            IList<SelectListItem> items = new List<SelectListItem>
        {
            new SelectListItem{ Text = "Select admin security level", Value = "--"},
            new SelectListItem{ Text = "5 - Super Administrator", Value = "5"},
            new SelectListItem{ Text = "4 - Management", Value = "4"},
            new SelectListItem{ Text = "3 - Website Operator", Value = "3"},
            new SelectListItem{ Text = "2 - Field Employee", Value = "2"},
            new SelectListItem{ Text = "1 - Demonstration", Value = "1"}
        };

            return items;
        }
    }